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Colour

#EFE7C9

  • #EFE7C9
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Papaya whip

#EFE7C9 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 231, 201 and HSL 47°, 54%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Papaya whip.

Colour values

#EFE7C9#EFE7C9
HEX#EFE7C9
RGBrgb(239, 231, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9059, 0.7882
RGB percentages93.7%, 90.6%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(47.4, 54.3%, 86.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 15.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 3.3%, 15.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,722,441
CSS custom property--colour: #EFE7C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.94:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#101836

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EEE5C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F0E8CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F6E2DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Papaya whip · ΔE 5Blanched almond · ΔE 5.1Beige · ΔE 6Cornsilk · ΔE 6Antique white · ΔE 6.1Bisque · ΔE 7.4
Nearest named CSS colourPapaya whip (#FFEFD5)ΔE 5.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D1EF
Analogous#EFD4C9, #E4EFC9
Triadic#C9EFE7, #E7C9EF
Split complementary#C9E4EF, #D4C9EF
Tetradic#C9EFD4, #C9D1EF, #EFC9E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FBF8F0
Darker −10%#E3D6A2
Darker −20%#D8C47A
Darker −30%#CCB353
Darker −40%#B69B36
More saturated +25%#F8ECC0
Less saturated −25%#E6E2D2

Channel breakdown

R239
G231
B201
Red239 (93.7%)
Green231 (90.6%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue47.37°
Saturation (HSL)54.29%
Lightness86.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G E7 · B C9

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