#efe261

Color #efe261

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 18.26 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-200 #fff085 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#efe261

RGB

rgb(239, 226, 97)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 81.6%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 59.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 59.4%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(88.74, -11.04, 63.06)

LCH

lch(88.74, 64.02, 99.93)

OKLCH

oklch(89.9%, 0.149, 103.59)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 38%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#616eef

Analogous

#ef9b61

#efe261

#b5ef61

Triadic

#efe261

#61efe2

#e261ef

Split-complementary

#efe261

#61b5ef

#9b61ef

Tetradic

#efe261

#6eef61

#616eef

#e261ef

Square

#efe261

#61ef9b

#616eef

#ef61b5

Shades

Color #efe261 mixed toward black.

#ead92e

#cbbb15

#998c0f

#665d0a

#332f05

Tints

Color #efe261 mixed toward white.

#f2e77b

#f4ec96

#f7f0b0

#faf5ca

#fcfae5

Tones

Color #efe261 mixed toward gray.

#e3d86d

#d7cf79

#ccc585

#c0bb90

#b4b29c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e9e98f · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#eaeb98 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#eea9ae · ΔE 41.9

Achromatopsia

#dfdfdf · ΔE 26.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #efe261;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#efe261]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#efe261 (#efe261) is rgb(239, 226, 97) in RGB.

No, #efe261 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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