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#EFBB2E Nicotine Gold

#EFBB2E is a light, vivid yellow named Nicotine Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 73.3% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(239, 187, 46)). 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. #EFBB2E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.82:1.

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Variations of #EFBB2E

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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#EFBB2E 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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#EFBB2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFBB2E 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 #DFC837
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3BA05
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBBC1B
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFC837
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3C332
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFA9A1
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F7B475
  • 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 #CFC0AC

#EFBB2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#EFBB2E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.82:1 Very good#EFBB2E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFBB2E in CSS

/* Nicotine Gold */
.color { color: #EFBB2E; }
.background { background-color: #EFBB2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFBB2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 187 46);
color: hsl(44 86% 56%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.156 86.5);

#EFBB2E FAQ

What color is #EFBB2E?

#EFBB2E 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 #EFBB2E?

#EFBB2E is rgb(239, 187, 46) in RGB, hsl(44, 86%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 22%, 81%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFBB2E?

The complementary color of #EFBB2E is #2E62EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFBB2E?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFBB2E: 11.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFBB2E a warm or cool color?

#EFBB2E is a warm color.