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Recognised as Colour

#EFEFB2

  • #EFEFB2
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EFEFB2 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 239, 178 and HSL 60°, 66%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#EFEFB2#EFEFB2
HEX#EFEFB2
RGBrgb(239, 239, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9373, 0.698
RGB percentages93.7%, 93.7%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(60, 65.6%, 81.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 25.5%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 25.5%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,724,466
CSS custom property--colour: #EFEFB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83298WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness232.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.66:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#10104D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9EAAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAEDB4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#F8E7DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 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 text17.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.2Lemon chiffon · ΔE 9.5Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 11.6Moccasin · ΔE 12.4Wheat · ΔE 12.9Navajo white · ΔE 14.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.2, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2B2EF
Analogous#EFD1B2, #D1EFB2
Triadic#B2EFEF, #EFB2EF
Split complementary#B2D1EF, #D1B2EF
Tetradic#B2EFD1, #B2B2EF, #EFB2D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F8DC
Darker −10%#E6E688
Darker −20%#DDDD5E
Darker −30%#D5D533
Darker −40%#B0B025
More saturated +25%#FBFBA6
Less saturated −25%#E3E3BE

Channel breakdown

R239
G239
B178
Red239 (93.7%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)65.59%
Lightness81.76%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR EF · G EF · B B2

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