Colour

#EFE46A

#EFE46A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EFE46A is a yellow with RGB values 239, 228, 106 and HSL 55°, 81%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EFE46A#EFE46A

HEX#EFE46A

RGBrgb(239, 228, 106)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8941, 0.4157

RGB percentages93.7%, 89.4%, 41.6%

HSLhsl(55, 80.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(55, 55.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 4.6%, 55.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,721,578

CSS custom property--colour: #EFE46A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.74878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness221.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.98:1

Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE

Inverted#101B95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6DD5Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAE370no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD6C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 15 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 28.6 Gold · ΔE 29 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 29.2 Yellow green · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 15.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6A75EF

Analogous#EFA26A, #B7EF6A

Triadic#6AEFE4, #E46AEF

Split complementary#6AB7EF, #A26AEF

Tetradic#6AEFA2, #6A75EF, #EF6AB8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFDF4

Lighter +20%#F9F5C6

Lighter +10%#F4EC98

Darker −10%#EADC3C

Darker −20%#DBCB18

Darker −30%#ADA113

Darker −40%#7F760E

More saturated +25%#FFF15A

Less saturated −25%#DAD37F

Channel breakdown

R239

G228

B106

Red239 (93.7%)

Green228 (89.4%)

Blue106 (41.6%)

Hue55.04°

Saturation (HSL)80.61%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G E4 · B 6A

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