Colour

#EFFF99

#EFFF99
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#EFFF99 is a yellow with RGB values 239, 255, 153 and HSL 69°, 100%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 19.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#EFFF99#EFFF99

HEX#EFFF99

RGBrgb(239, 255, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.9373, 1, 0.6

RGB percentages93.7%, 100%, 60%

HSLhsl(69.4, 100%, 80%)

HSV / HSBhsv(69.4, 40%, 100%)

CMYK6.3%, 0%, 40%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,728,537

CSS custom property--colour: #EFFF99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.92171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness240.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 19.43:1

Contrast with white1.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black19.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#F4F4F4

Inverted#100066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFF591no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF79Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original

Tritanopia#F9F5E6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.08:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text19.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.3 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 28.8 Light green · ΔE 29.8 Pale green · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A999FF

Analogous#FFDC99, #BCFF99

Triadic#99EFFF, #FF99EF

Split complementary#99BCFF, #DC99FF

Tetradic#99FFDC, #A999FF, #FF99BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#F7FFCC

Darker −10%#E7FF66

Darker −20%#DFFF33

Darker −30%#D7FF00

Darker −40%#ACCC00

More saturated +25%#EFFF99

Less saturated −25%#E6F2A6

Channel breakdown

R239

G255

B153

Red239 (93.7%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue69.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness80%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR EF · G FF · B 99

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