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#EFCD41 Montezuma Gold

#EFCD41 is a very light, vivid yellow named Montezuma Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 80.4% green and 25.5% blue (rgb(239, 205, 65)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 84% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 73% yellow and 6% black. #EFCD41 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.48:1.

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Variations of #EFCD41

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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#EFCD41 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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#EFCD41 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFCD41 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EBD349
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2C92A
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6CB34
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EBD349
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ECD145
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBDB1
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F6C784
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8CFB8

#EFCD41 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.56:1 Very poor#EFCD41 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.48:1 Super#EFCD41 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFCD41 in CSS

/* Montezuma Gold */
.color { color: #EFCD41; }
.background { background-color: #EFCD41; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFCD41; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 205 65);
color: hsl(48 84% 60%);
color: oklch(0.854 0.155 94.9);

#EFCD41 FAQ

What color is #EFCD41?

#EFCD41 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Montezuma Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFCD41?

#EFCD41 is rgb(239, 205, 65) in RGB, hsl(48, 84%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 14%, 73%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFCD41?

The complementary color of #EFCD41 is #4163EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFCD41?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFCD41: 13.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFCD41 a warm or cool color?

#EFCD41 is a warm color.