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Recognised as Colour

#EFE6C3

  • #EFE6C3
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Blanched almond

#EFE6C3 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 230, 195 and HSL 48°, 58%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blanched almond.

Colour values

#EFE6C3#EFE6C3
HEX#EFE6C3
RGBrgb(239, 230, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.902, 0.7647
RGB percentages93.7%, 90.2%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(47.7, 57.9%, 85.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.7, 18.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.8%, 18.4%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,722,179
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE6C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.78884WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness229.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.78:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#10193C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEE4C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E7C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F6E1DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Blanched almond · ΔE 5.5Papaya whip · ΔE 6.6Bisque · ΔE 7.1Wheat · ΔE 7.3Cornsilk · ΔE 7.4Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 7.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlanched almond (#FFEBCD)ΔE 5.54, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3CCEF
Analogous#EFD0C3, #E2EFC3
Triadic#C3EFE6, #E6C3EF
Split complementary#C3E2EF, #D0C3EF
Tetradic#C3EFD0, #C3CCEF, #EFC3E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAF7EB
Darker −10%#E4D59B
Darker −20%#DAC472
Darker −30%#CFB44A
Darker −40%#B69A30
More saturated +25%#F9ECBA
Less saturated −25%#E5E0CC

Channel breakdown

R239
G230
B195
Red239 (93.7%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue47.73°
Saturation (HSL)57.89%
Lightness85.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E6 · B C3

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