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Recognised as Colour

#EFEFC6

  • #EFEFC6
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light goldenrod yellow

#EFEFC6 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 239, 198 and HSL 60°, 56%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light goldenrod yellow.

Colour values

#EFEFC6#EFEFC6
HEX#EFEFC6
RGBrgb(239, 239, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.9373, 0.9373, 0.7765
RGB percentages93.7%, 93.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(60, 56.2%, 85.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 17.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 17.2%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,724,486
CSS custom property--colour: #EFEFC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.84161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness234.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.83:1
Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ECECEC
Inverted#101039

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6EBC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#F7EDC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#F5EAE4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 3.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 4.9Light yellow · ΔE 7.8Cornsilk · ΔE 8.2Beige · ΔE 8.6Blanched almond · ΔE 9.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight goldenrod yellow (#FAFAD2)ΔE 3.91, a close match
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6C6EF
Analogous#EFDBC6, #DBEFC6
Triadic#C6EFEF, #EFC6EF
Split complementary#C6DBEF, #DBC6EF
Tetradic#C6EFDB, #C6C6EF, #EFC6DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FAFAEE
Darker −10%#E4E49E
Darker −20%#D9D976
Darker −30%#CDCD4F
Darker −40%#B6B633
More saturated +25%#F8F8BD
Less saturated −25%#E6E6CF

Channel breakdown

R239
G239
B198
Red239 (93.7%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)56.16%
Lightness85.69%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR EF · G EF · B C6

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