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Recognised as Colour

#EFE4C2

  • #EFE4C2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#EFE4C2 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 228, 194 and HSL 45°, 58%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#EFE4C2#EFE4C2
HEX#EFE4C2
RGBrgb(239, 228, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.8941, 0.7608
RGB percentages93.7%, 89.4%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(45.3, 58.4%, 84.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.3, 18.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 18.8%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,721,666
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE4C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77733WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness227.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.55:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#101B3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ECE2C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFE6C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#F7DEDAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 5.1Papaya whip · ΔE 6.3Bisque · ΔE 6.3Wheat · ΔE 7Cornsilk · ΔE 7.7Antique white · ΔE 8
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 5.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2CDEF
Analogous#EFCEC2, #E4EFC2
Triadic#C2EFE4, #E4C2EF
Split complementary#C2E4EF, #CEC2EF
Tetradic#C2EFCE, #C2CDEF, #EFC2E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF6EA
Darker −10%#E4D29A
Darker −20%#DAC071
Darker −30%#CFAE49
Darker −40%#B59530
More saturated +25%#F9E9B8
Less saturated −25%#E5DFCC

Channel breakdown

R239
G228
B194
Red239 (93.7%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue45.33°
Saturation (HSL)58.44%
Lightness84.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E4 · B C2

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