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Colour

#FFEFA8

  • #FFEFA8
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale goldenrod

#FFEFA8 is a yellow with RGB values 255, 239, 168 and HSL 49°, 100%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale goldenrod.

Colour values

#FFEFA8#FFEFA8
HEX#FFEFA8
RGBrgb(255, 239, 168)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9373, 0.6588
RGB percentages100%, 93.7%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(49, 100%, 82.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 34.1%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 34.1%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,773,032
CSS custom property--colour: #FFEFA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness237 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.16:1
Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EDEDED
Inverted#001057

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FDEBA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF1ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE5DDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 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 text18.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 6.7Khaki · ΔE 10.4Moccasin · ΔE 12.5Navajo white · ΔE 12.9Lemon chiffon · ΔE 14.5Wheat · ΔE 14.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8B8FF
Analogous#FFC3A8, #E3FFA8
Triadic#A8FFEF, #EFA8FF
Split complementary#A8E3FF, #C3A8FF
Tetradic#A8FFC3, #A8B8FF, #FFA8E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFF8DB
Darker −10%#FFE675
Darker −20%#FFDC42
Darker −30%#FFD30F
Darker −40%#DBB300
More saturated +25%#FFEFA8
Less saturated −25%#F4E8B3

Channel breakdown

R255
G239
B168
Red255 (100%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue48.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness82.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G EF · B A8

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