Close to Mustard Yellow
#EFCD5A
#EFCD5A is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 80.4% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 82% saturation and 65% 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 #EFCD5A.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.55:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.55:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.55:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.55:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EFCD5A as they’d see it.
#EFCD5A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EFCD5A
What color is #EFCD5A?
#EFCD5A is a light, vivid yellow, close to the color Mustard Yellow. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 80.4% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 46°, with 82% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EFCD5A in RGB?
#EFCD5A is rgb(239, 205, 90): 239 red, 205 green, and 90 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EFCD5A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 14, 62, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EFCD5A?
PANTONE 121 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EFCD5A?
Its complement #C9CCFD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.