#efdd9b

Color #efdd9b

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#efdd9b

RGB

rgb(239, 221, 155)

HSL

hsl(47.1, 72.4%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.1, 35.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 35.1%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(88.18, -3.23, 34.68)

LCH

lch(88.18, 34.83, 95.32)

OKLCH

oklch(89.7%, 0.0864, 94.65)

HWB

hwb(47.1, 60.8%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9badef

Analogous

#efb39b

#efdd9b

#d7ef9b

Triadic

#efdd9b

#9befdd

#dd9bef

Split-complementary

#efdd9b

#9bd7ef

#b39bef

Tetradic

#efdd9b

#adef9b

#9badef

#dd9bef

Square

#efdd9b

#9befb3

#9badef

#ef9bd7

Shades

Color #efdd9b mixed toward black.

#e6ca63

#ddb62a

#aa8b1b

#715d12

#392e09

Tints

Color #efdd9b mixed toward white.

#f2e3ac

#f4e8bc

#f7eecd

#faf4de

#fcf9ee

Tones

Color #efdd9b mixed toward gray.

#e8d9a2

#e1d5a9

#dad1b0

#d3cdb7

#ccc9be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e7e7ae · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#e8eab2 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#eebbbe · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#dddddd · ΔE 19.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #efdd9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#efdd9b]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#efdd9b (#efdd9b) is rgb(239, 221, 155) in RGB.

No, #efdd9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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