#ffefa3

Color #ffefa3

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ffefa3

RGB

rgb(255, 239, 163)

HSL

hsl(49.6, 100%, 82%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.6, 36.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 36.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(94.16, -5.27, 38.75)

LCH

lch(94.16, 39.11, 97.74)

OKLCH

oklch(94.8%, 0.0966, 97.74)

HWB

hwb(49.6, 63.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b3ff

Analogous

#ffc1a3

#ffefa3

#e1ffa3

Triadic

#ffefa3

#a3ffef

#efa3ff

Split-complementary

#ffefa3

#a3e1ff

#c1a3ff

Tetradic

#ffefa3

#b3ffa3

#a3b3ff

#efa3ff

Square

#ffefa3

#a3ffc1

#a3b3ff

#ffa3e1

Shades

Color #ffefa3 mixed toward black.

#ffe35e

#ffd718

#d1ad00

#8b7300

#463a00

Tints

Color #ffefa3 mixed toward white.

#fff2b3

#fff4c2

#fff7d1

#fffae0

#fffcf0

Tones

Color #ffefa3 mixed toward gray.

#f7eaab

#f0e5b3

#e8e0ba

#e0dbc2

#d9d6c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

18.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (18.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f8f8b9 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#f9fabe · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#fec9cc · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#eeeeee · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffefa3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffefa3]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ffefa3 (#ffefa3) is rgb(255, 239, 163) in RGB.

No, #ffefa3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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