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EFC872

#EFC872 Hit the Hay

#EFC872 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Hit the Hay. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 78.4% green and 44.7% blue (rgb(239, 200, 114)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 80% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 52% yellow and 6% black. #EFC872 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.17:1.

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Variations of #EFC872

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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#EFC872 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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#EFC872 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFC872 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4D175
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBC76B
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1C86D
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4D175
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7CE73
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBBB4
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F5C395
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6CCBB

#EFC872 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.59:1 Very poor#EFC872 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.17:1 Super#EFC872 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFC872 in CSS

/* Hit the Hay */
.color { color: #EFC872; }
.background { background-color: #EFC872; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFC872; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 200 114);
color: hsl(41 80% 69%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.114 85.6);

#EFC872 FAQ

What color is #EFC872?

#EFC872 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Hit the Hay. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFC872?

#EFC872 is rgb(239, 200, 114) in RGB, hsl(41, 80%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 52%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFC872?

The complementary color of #EFC872 is #7299EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFC872?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFC872: 13.17:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFC872 a warm or cool color?

#EFC872 is a warm color.