Information about Hive color

#EFBD00 - Hive color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EFBD00, known as "Hive", falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(239, 189, 0) — 93.7% red, 74.1% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 94 / 6. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #EFBD00 reads as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Royal Gold (#F5BD02). Slightly further away sit Golden (#F5BF03) and Spotlight (#F8BF00).

The recipe behind #EFBD00 is rgb(239, 189, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EFBD00: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. The name "Hive" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Hive color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Hive color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Hive

#EFBD00
#FFD026

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#FFDB5C

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#FFE792

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#FFF3C8

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White

#FFFFFF

Hive color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Hive

#EFBD00
#BF9600

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#8F7000

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#5F4B00

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#2F2500

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Black

#000000

Hive color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Hive

#EFBD00
#DAB018

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#C4A431

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#AE984A

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#978C64

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Grey

#808080

Hive color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#03EF00

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#63EF00

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#C3EF00

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Hive

#EFBD00
#EF5B00

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#EF0003

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#EF0063

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Hive color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#EFBD00
Hive

#EFBD00

#0034F0
#0034F0

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#EFBD00
Hive

#EFBD00

#4400F0
#4400F0

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#00ACF0
#00ACF0

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#ACF000
#ACF000

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#EFBD00
Hive

#EFBD00

#F04400
#F04400

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#EFBD00
Hive

#EFBD00

#00F0BC
#00F0BC

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#BC00F0
#BC00F0

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#EFBD00
Hive

#EFBD00

#34F000
#34F000

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#0034F0
#0034F0

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#BC00F0
#BC00F0

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#EFBD00
Hive

#EFBD00

#00F044
#00F044

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#0034F0
#0034F0

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#F000AC
#F000AC

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Nearest named colors to Hive

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Royal Gold color link
Royal Gold

#F5BD02

Golden color link
Golden

#F5BF03

Spotlight color link
Spotlight

#F8BF00

American Yellow color link
American Yellow

#F2B400

Mustard Gold color link
Mustard Gold

#F1B301

Goldenrod Yellow color link
Goldenrod Yellow

#F6C604

Golden Rod color link
Golden Rod

#F9BC08

Golden Poppy color link
Golden Poppy

#FCC200

Mango color link
Mango

#FDBE02

Microsoft Yellow color link
Microsoft Yellow

#FDB900

Rustic Yellow color link
Rustic Yellow

#E2C400

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Hive color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#EFBD00 - Hive color image Hive color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#EFBD00 - Hive color image Hive color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#EFBD00 - Hive color image Hive color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#EFBD00 - Hive color image Hive color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EFBD00
  • RGB239, 189, 0
  • CMYK0, 20, 94, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 189, 0)
  • HSL47°, 100%, 47%
  • HSL Precise47.448°, 100%, 46.863%
  • HSV47°, 100%, 94%
  • HSB47°, 100%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.741, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.741, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.741, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEFBD00
  • DECIMAL ID15711488
  • Name Length4
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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