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Recognised as Colour

#EFEBAD

  • #EFEBAD
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EFEBAD is a yellow with RGB values 239, 235, 173 and HSL 56°, 67%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EFEBAD#EFEBAD
HEX#EFEBAD
RGBrgb(239, 235, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9216, 0.6784
RGB percentages93.7%, 92.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(56.4, 67.3%, 80.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.4, 27.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 27.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,723,437
CSS custom property--colour: #EFEBAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.16:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E7E7E7
Inverted#101452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6E6A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#F8EAAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#F9E3DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 1.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 10.5Moccasin · ΔE 11.4Wheat · ΔE 12Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 12.7Navajo white · ΔE 13
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 1.21, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADB1EF
Analogous#EFCAAD, #D2EFAD
Triadic#ADEFEB, #EBADEF
Split complementary#ADD2EF, #CAADEF
Tetradic#ADEFCA, #ADB1EF, #EFADD2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F5D8
Darker −10%#E7E182
Darker −20%#DED658
Darker −30%#D6CC2D
Darker −40%#AEA622
More saturated +25%#FBF6A1
Less saturated −25%#E3E0B9

Channel breakdown

R239
G235
B173
Red239 (93.7%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue56.36°
Saturation (HSL)67.35%
Lightness80.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G EB · B AD

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