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Colour

#FFEFAD

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

#FFEFAD is a yellow with RGB values 255, 239, 173 and HSL 48°, 100%, 84%. 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

#FFEFAD#FFEFAD
HEX#FFEFAD
RGBrgb(255, 239, 173)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.9373, 0.6784
RGB percentages100%, 93.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(48.3, 100%, 83.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 32.2%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 6.3%, 32.2%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,773,037
CSS custom property--colour: #FFEFAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.8601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness237.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.2:1
Contrast with white1.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black18.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#EEEEEE
Inverted#001052

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCEBA9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFF1AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#FFE5DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text18.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale goldenrod · ΔE 5.4Moccasin · ΔE 10.3Navajo white · ΔE 11.1Lemon chiffon · ΔE 12.2Wheat · ΔE 12.4Khaki · ΔE 12.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale goldenrod (#EEE8AA)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADBDFF
Analogous#FFC6AD, #E6FFAD
Triadic#ADFFEF, #EFADFF
Split complementary#ADE6FF, #C6ADFF
Tetradic#ADFFC6, #ADBDFF, #FFADE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#FFF9E0
Darker −10%#FFE57A
Darker −20%#FFDB47
Darker −30%#FFD114
Darker −40%#E0B400
More saturated +25%#FFEFAD
Less saturated −25%#F5E9B7

Channel breakdown

R255
G239
B173
Red255 (100%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue48.29°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness83.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G EF · B AD

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