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Colour

#EFE39C

  • #EFE39C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EFE39C is a yellow with RGB values 239, 227, 156 and HSL 51°, 72%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EFE39C#EFE39C
HEX#EFE39C
RGBrgb(239, 227, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8902, 0.6118
RGB percentages93.7%, 89%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(51.3, 72.2%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 34.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 5%, 34.7%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,721,372
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE39C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness223.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.14:1
Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E0E0E0
Inverted#101C63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F0DF97no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4E49Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#FBD9D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.5Khaki · ΔE 9.3Moccasin · ΔE 13.2Navajo white · ΔE 13.3Wheat · ΔE 14.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.55, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CA8EF
Analogous#EFB99C, #D2EF9C
Triadic#9CEFE3, #E39CEF
Split complementary#9CD2EF, #B99CEF
Tetradic#9CEFB9, #9CA8EF, #EF9CD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FDFCF4
Lighter +10%#F6EFC8
Darker −10%#E8D770
Darker −20%#E1CA44
Darker −30%#D0B722
Darker −40%#A4901B
More saturated +25%#FDED8E
Less saturated −25%#E1D9AA

Channel breakdown

R239
G227
B156
Red239 (93.7%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue51.33°
Saturation (HSL)72.17%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E3 · B 9C

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