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Recognised as Colour

#EFEDC8

  • #EFEDC8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#EFEDC8 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 237, 200 and HSL 57°, 55%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#EFEDC8#EFEDC8
HEX#EFEDC8
RGBrgb(239, 237, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9294, 0.7843
RGB percentages93.7%, 92.9%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(56.9, 54.9%, 86.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.9, 16.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 0.8%, 16.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,723,976
CSS custom property--colour: #EFEDC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness233.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.62:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#101237

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F4EAC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#F5ECC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F5E8E3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 4.6Lemon chiffon · ΔE 6.1Cornsilk · ΔE 6.7Beige · ΔE 6.9Light yellow · ΔE 7.1Blanched almond · ΔE 7.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 4.58, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8CAEF
Analogous#EFDAC8, #DEEFC8
Triadic#C8EFED, #EDC8EF
Split complementary#C8DEEF, #DAC8EF
Tetradic#C8EFDA, #C8CAEF, #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%#E4E0A0
Darker −20%#D8D379
Darker −30%#CDC651
Darker −40%#B6AF35
More saturated +25%#F8F5BF
Less saturated −25%#E6E5D1

Channel breakdown

R239
G237
B200
Red239 (93.7%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue56.92°
Saturation (HSL)54.93%
Lightness86.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR EF · G ED · B C8

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