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Recognised as Colour

#EFEBB1

  • #EFEBB1
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EFEBB1 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 235, 177 and HSL 56°, 66%, 82%. 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

#EFEBB1#EFEBB1
HEX#EFEBB1
RGBrgb(239, 235, 177)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9216, 0.6941
RGB percentages93.7%, 92.2%, 69.4%
HSLhsl(56.1, 66%, 81.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.1, 25.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.7%, 25.9%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,723,441
CSS custom property--colour: #EFEBB1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.80942WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness230.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.19:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E8E8E8
Inverted#10144E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E7ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7EAB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F8E3DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 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 text17.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 2.5Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.8Moccasin · ΔE 10.3Wheat · ΔE 10.6Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.9Navajo white · ΔE 12.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 2.46, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1B5EF
Analogous#EFCCB1, #D4EFB1
Triadic#B1EFEB, #EBB1EF
Split complementary#B1D4EF, #CCB1EF
Tetradic#B1EFCC, #B1B5EF, #EFB1D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F6DB
Darker −10%#E6E087
Darker −20%#DED55C
Darker −30%#D5CA32
Darker −40%#B0A724
More saturated +25%#FBF5A5
Less saturated −25%#E3E1BD

Channel breakdown

R239
G235
B177
Red239 (93.7%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue177 (69.4%)
Hue56.13°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness81.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G EB · B B1

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