Close to Straw
#EFDA72
#EFDA72 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 85.5% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 80% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EFDA72.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.41:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.94:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.41:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.94:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EFDA72 as they’d see it.
#EFDA72 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EFDA72
What color is #EFDA72?
#EFDA72 is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 85.5% green, and 44.7% blue. Its hue is 50°, with 80% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EFDA72 in RGB?
#EFDA72 is rgb(239, 218, 114): 239 red, 218 green, and 114 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EFDA72 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 9, 52, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EFDA72?
PANTONE 127 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EFDA72?
Its complement #D5D6FF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.