Colour

#EFEAD0

#EFEAD0
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Beige

#EFEAD0 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 234, 208 and HSL 50°, 49%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Beige.

Colour values

#EFEAD0#EFEAD0

HEX#EFEAD0

RGBrgb(239, 234, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9176, 0.8157

RGB percentages93.7%, 91.8%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(50.3, 49.2%, 87.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 13%, 93.7%)

CMYK0%, 2.1%, 13%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,723,216

CSS custom property--colour: #EFEAD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness232.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.35:1

Contrast with white1.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E9E9E9

Inverted#10152F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F0E8CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#F1EAD1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F4E6E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Beige · ΔE 4 Papaya whip · ΔE 4.9 Antique white · ΔE 4.9 Cornsilk · ΔE 5.1 Blanched almond · ΔE 6.2 Old lace · ΔE 7.2

Nearest named CSS colourBeige (#F5F5DC)ΔE 4, a close match

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D0D5EF

Analogous#EFDBD0, #E5EFD0

Triadic#D0EFEA, #EAD0EF

Split complementary#D0E5EF, #DBD0EF

Tetradic#D0EFDB, #D0D5EF, #EFD0E5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FCFBF6

Darker −10%#E2D9AA

Darker −20%#D5C884

Darker −30%#C8B75E

Darker −40%#B5A23E

More saturated +25%#F7EFC8

Less saturated −25%#E7E5D8

Channel breakdown

R239

G234

B208

Red239 (93.7%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue50.32°

Saturation (HSL)49.21%

Lightness87.65%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EF · G EA · B D0

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Colour values

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Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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