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Recognised as Colour

#EFE5C0

  • #EFE5C0
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#EFE5C0 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 229, 192 and HSL 47°, 59%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#EFE5C0#EFE5C0
HEX#EFE5C0
RGBrgb(239, 229, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.898, 0.7529
RGB percentages93.7%, 89.8%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(47.2, 59.5%, 84.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.2, 19.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.2%, 19.7%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,721,920
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE5C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78195WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness228.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.64:1
Contrast with white1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#101A3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDE3BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E6C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F7DFDBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 6Wheat · ΔE 6.4Bisque · ΔE 7Papaya whip · ΔE 7.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 5.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0CAEF
Analogous#EFCEC0, #E2EFC0
Triadic#C0EFE5, #E5C0EF
Split complementary#C0E2EF, #CEC0EF
Tetradic#C0EFCE, #C0CAEF, #EFC0E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F6E9
Darker −10%#E5D497
Darker −20%#DAC36F
Darker −30%#D0B346
Darker −40%#B5982E
More saturated +25%#F9EBB6
Less saturated −25%#E5DFCA

Channel breakdown

R239
G229
B192
Red239 (93.7%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue47.23°
Saturation (HSL)59.49%
Lightness84.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E5 · B C0

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