Recognised as Colour
#EFE1A3
- #EFE1A3
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Pale goldenrod
#EFE1A3 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 225, 163 and HSL 49°, 70%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.
Colour values
#EFE1A3#EFE1A3
HEX#EFE1A3
RGBrgb(239, 225, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8824, 0.6392
RGB percentages93.7%, 88.2%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(48.9, 70.4%, 78.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 31.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.9%, 31.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,720,867
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE1A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.74845WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.97:1
Contrast with white1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#101E5C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3B1EF
Analogous#EFBBA3, #D7EFA3
Triadic#A3EFE1, #E1A3EF
Split complementary#A3D7EF, #BBA3EF
Tetradic#A3EFBB, #A3B1EF, #EFA3D7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R239
G225
B163
Red239 (93.7%)
Green225 (88.2%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue48.95°
Saturation (HSL)70.37%
Lightness78.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E1 · B A3
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