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#EFE52C closest to Xanthic

#EFE52C is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Xanthic. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.8% green and 17.3% blue (rgb(239, 229, 44)). Its HSL value is 57° hue, 86% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 82% yellow and 6% black. #EFE52C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.91:1.

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Variations of #EFE52C

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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#EFE52C 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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#EFE52C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE52C 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 #FDE33E
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9DC00
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7DF07
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDE33E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F9E336
  • Tritanopia 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD5C4
  • Tritanomaly 83% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F5DF8D
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E0E0E0
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E4E1C6

#EFE52C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.32:1 Very poor#EFE52C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.91:1 Super#EFE52C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE52C in CSS

/* Xanthic */
.color { color: #EFE52C; }
.background { background-color: #EFE52C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE52C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 229 44);
color: hsl(57 86% 55%);
color: oklch(0.902 0.183 106.2);

#EFE52C FAQ

What color is #EFE52C?

#EFE52C is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Xanthic. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE52C?

#EFE52C is rgb(239, 229, 44) in RGB, hsl(57, 86%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 82%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE52C?

The complementary color of #EFE52C is #2C36EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE52C?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE52C: 15.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE52C a warm or cool color?

#EFE52C is a warm color.