Colour

#EFDD88

#EFDD88
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EFDD88 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 221, 136 and HSL 50°, 76%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EFDD88#EFDD88

HEX#EFDD88

RGBrgb(239, 221, 136)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8667, 0.5333

RGB percentages93.7%, 86.7%, 53.3%

HSLhsl(49.5, 76.3%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 43.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 7.5%, 43.1%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,719,816

CSS custom property--colour: #EFDD88;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.37:1

Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#102277

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ECD981no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1DF8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#FDD2C8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.6 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 13.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.6 Navajo white · ΔE 18.5 Moccasin · ΔE 19.5 Wheat · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.59, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#889AEF

Analogous#EFAA88, #CEEF88

Triadic#88EFDD, #DD88EF

Split complementary#88CEEF, #AA88EF

Tetradic#88EFAA, #889AEF, #EF88CE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF7E2

Lighter +10%#F5EAB5

Darker −10%#E9D05B

Darker −20%#E3C32E

Darker −30%#C4A61A

Darker −40%#978014

More saturated +25%#FFE778

Less saturated −25%#DED299

Channel breakdown

R239

G221

B136

Red239 (93.7%)

Green221 (86.7%)

Blue136 (53.3%)

Hue49.51°

Saturation (HSL)76.3%

Lightness73.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G DD · B 88

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