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Recognised as Colour

#EFEFB5

  • #EFEFB5
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#EFEFB5 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 239, 181 and HSL 60°, 64%, 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

#EFEFB5#EFEFB5
HEX#EFEFB5
RGBrgb(239, 239, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9373, 0.7098
RGB percentages93.7%, 93.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(60, 64.4%, 82.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 24.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 24.3%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,724,469
CSS custom property--colour: #EFEFB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8342WCAG 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 17.68:1
Contrast with white1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB
Inverted#10104A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9EAB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#FAEDB7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F8E8DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.4 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 text17.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 3.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 8.2Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 10.2Moccasin · ΔE 11.7Wheat · ΔE 12Navajo white · ΔE 13.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 3.88, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5B5EF
Analogous#EFD2B5, #D2EFB5
Triadic#B5EFEF, #EFB5EF
Split complementary#B5D2EF, #D2B5EF
Tetradic#B5EFD2, #B5B5EF, #EFB5D2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F8DF
Darker −10%#E6E68B
Darker −20%#DDDD61
Darker −30%#D4D437
Darker −40%#B2B226
More saturated +25%#FAFAAA
Less saturated −25%#E4E4C0

Channel breakdown

R239
G239
B181
Red239 (93.7%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)64.44%
Lightness82.35%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR EF · G EF · B B5

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