Recognised as Colour

#EFDE8A

#EFDE8A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EFDE8A is a yellow with RGB values 239, 222, 138 and HSL 50°, 76%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EFDE8A#EFDE8A

HEX#EFDE8A

RGBrgb(239, 222, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8706, 0.5412

RGB percentages93.7%, 87.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(49.9, 75.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.9, 42.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 7.1%, 42.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,720,074

CSS custom property--colour: #EFDE8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness219.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.49:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#102175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#EDDA84no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2E08Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#FDD3C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 4.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 12.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.6 Navajo white · ΔE 18.1 Moccasin · ΔE 19 Wheat · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 4.41, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8A9BEF

Analogous#EFAC8A, #CEEF8A

Triadic#8AEFDE, #DE8AEF

Split complementary#8ACDEF, #AC8AEF

Tetradic#8AEFAB, #8A9BEF, #EF8ACD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBF7E4

Lighter +10%#F5EBB7

Darker −10%#E9D15D

Darker −20%#E3C530

Darker −30%#C5A81B

Darker −40%#988215

More saturated +25%#FFE97A

Less saturated −25%#DED39B

Channel breakdown

R239

G222

B138

Red239 (93.7%)

Green222 (87.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue49.9°

Saturation (HSL)75.94%

Lightness73.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G DE · B 8A

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