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Recognised as Colour

#EFEA8A

  • #EFEA8A
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#EFEA8A is a yellow with RGB values 239, 234, 138 and HSL 57°, 76%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EFEA8A#EFEA8A
HEX#EFEA8A
RGBrgb(239, 234, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9176, 0.5412
RGB percentages93.7%, 91.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(57, 75.9%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57, 42.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 2.1%, 42.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,723,146
CSS custom property--colour: #EFEA8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79031WCAG 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 16.81:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E4E4E4
Inverted#101575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9E382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#FBE88Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FCDFD3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 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 text16.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 3.5Pale goldenrod · ΔE 16.7Dark khaki · ΔE 19.7Navajo white · ΔE 24.8Moccasin · ΔE 25Lemon chiffon · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 3.46, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8A8FEF
Analogous#EFB88A, #C2EF8A
Triadic#8AEFEA, #EA8AEF
Split complementary#8AC2EF, #B78AEF
Tetradic#8AEFB8, #8A8FEF, #EF8AC2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBFAE4
Lighter +10%#F5F2B7
Darker −10%#E9E25D
Darker −20%#E3DA30
Darker −30%#C5BD1B
Darker −40%#989215
More saturated +25%#FFF87A
Less saturated −25%#DEDB9B

Channel breakdown

R239
G234
B138
Red239 (93.7%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue57.03°
Saturation (HSL)75.94%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G EA · B 8A

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