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#EFBA2D Nicotine Gold

#EFBA2D is a light, vivid yellow named Nicotine Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 72.9% green and 17.6% blue (rgb(239, 186, 45)). Its HSL value is 44° hue, 86% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 81% yellow and 6% black. #EFBA2D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.73:1.

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Variations of #EFBA2D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EFBA2D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EFBA2D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFBA2D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DEC736
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2B902
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBBB19
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DEC736
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3C231
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFA8A0
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F7B374
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CEC0AB

#EFBA2D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#EFBA2D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.73:1 Very good#EFBA2D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFBA2D in CSS

/* Nicotine Gold */
.color { color: #EFBA2D; }
.background { background-color: #EFBA2D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFBA2D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 186 45);
color: hsl(44 86% 56%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.156 86.1);

#EFBA2D FAQ

What color is #EFBA2D?

#EFBA2D is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Nicotine Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFBA2D?

#EFBA2D is rgb(239, 186, 45) in RGB, hsl(44, 86%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 22%, 81%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFBA2D?

The complementary color of #EFBA2D is #2D62EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFBA2D?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFBA2D: 11.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFBA2D a warm or cool color?

#EFBA2D is a warm color.