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Colour

#EFE4B1

  • #EFE4B1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EFE4B1 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 228, 177 and HSL 49°, 66%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EFE4B1#EFE4B1
HEX#EFE4B1
RGBrgb(239, 228, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8941, 0.6941
RGB percentages93.7%, 89.4%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(49.4, 66%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.4, 25.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 25.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,721,649
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE4B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77012WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.4:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#101B4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEE1AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F2E5B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#F9DCD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.8Wheat · ΔE 6.1Moccasin · ΔE 6.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.5Navajo white · ΔE 8.8Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1BCEF
Analogous#EFC5B1, #DBEFB1
Triadic#B1EFE4, #E4B1EF
Split complementary#B1DBEF, #C5B1EF
Tetradic#B1EFC5, #B1BCEF, #EFB1DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F3DB
Darker −10%#E6D587
Darker −20%#DEC75C
Darker −30%#D5B832
Darker −40%#B09724
More saturated +25%#FBECA5
Less saturated −25%#E3DCBD

Channel breakdown

R239
G228
B177
Red239 (93.7%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue49.35°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E4 · B B1

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