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Recognised as Colour

#EFE5B0

  • #EFE5B0
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EFE5B0 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 229, 176 and HSL 50°, 66%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EFE5B0#EFE5B0
HEX#EFE5B0
RGBrgb(239, 229, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.898, 0.6902
RGB percentages93.7%, 89.8%, 69%
HSLhsl(50.5, 66.3%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 26.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 26.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,721,904
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE5B0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77524WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.5:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#101A4F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EFE2ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#F3E6B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F9DDD7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 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 text16.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 4.7Wheat · ΔE 7Moccasin · ΔE 7.3Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.6Navajo white · ΔE 9.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B0BAEF
Analogous#EFC6B0, #DAEFB0
Triadic#B0EFE5, #E5B0EF
Split complementary#B0DAEF, #C5B0EF
Tetradic#B0EFC6, #B0BAEF, #EFB0DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F3DA
Darker −10%#E6D786
Darker −20%#DEC95B
Darker −30%#D5BB31
Darker −40%#AF9924
More saturated +25%#FBEDA4
Less saturated −25%#E3DDBC

Channel breakdown

R239
G229
B176
Red239 (93.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue50.48°
Saturation (HSL)66.32%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E5 · B B0

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