Colour

#FFEFA1

#FFEFA1
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#FFEFA1 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 239, 161 and HSL 50°, 100%, 82%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#FFEFA1#FFEFA1

HEX#FFEFA1

RGBrgb(255, 239, 161)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.9373, 0.6314

RGB percentages100%, 93.7%, 63.1%

HSLhsl(49.8, 100%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 36.9%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 6.3%, 36.9%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,773,025

CSS custom property--colour: #FFEFA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness236.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.11:1

Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED

Inverted#00105E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FEEB9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFF1A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#FFE4DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 7.4 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 9.4 Moccasin · ΔE 15.7 Navajo white · ΔE 15.7 Lemon chiffon · ΔE 17.8 Wheat · ΔE 17.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 7.39, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1B1FF

Analogous#FFC0A1, #E0FFA1

Triadic#A1FFEF, #EFA1FF

Split complementary#A1E0FF, #C0A1FF

Tetradic#A1FFC0, #A1B1FF, #FFA1E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFF8D4

Darker −10%#FFE66E

Darker −20%#FFDE3B

Darker −30%#FFD508

Darker −40%#D4B000

More saturated +25%#FFEFA1

Less saturated −25%#F3E7AD

Channel breakdown

R255

G239

B161

Red255 (100%)

Green239 (93.7%)

Blue161 (63.1%)

Hue49.79°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness81.57%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G EF · B A1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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