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Recognised as Colour

#EFECC8

  • #EFECC8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#EFECC8 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 236, 200 and HSL 55°, 55%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#EFECC8#EFECC8
HEX#EFECC8
RGBrgb(239, 236, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9255, 0.7843
RGB percentages93.7%, 92.5%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(55.4, 54.9%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.4, 16.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 1.3%, 16.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,723,720
CSS custom property--colour: #EFECC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.82512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.5:1
Contrast with white1.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EAEAEA
Inverted#101337

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F3E9C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F4EBC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F5E7E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 5Cornsilk · ΔE 6.4Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.6Beige · ΔE 6.6Blanched almond · ΔE 7.1Light yellow · ΔE 7.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 5.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CBEF
Analogous#EFD9C8, #DFEFC8
Triadic#C8EFEC, #ECC8EF
Split complementary#C8DEEF, #D9C8EF
Tetradic#C8EFD9, #C8CBEF, #EFC8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFAF0
Darker −10%#E4DEA0
Darker −20%#D8D179
Darker −30%#CDC351
Darker −40%#B6AC35
More saturated +25%#F8F4BF
Less saturated −25%#E6E4D1

Channel breakdown

R239
G236
B200
Red239 (93.7%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue55.38°
Saturation (HSL)54.93%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G EC · B C8

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