#ffefa8

Color #ffefa8

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ffefa8

RGB

rgb(255, 239, 168)

HSL

hsl(49, 100%, 82.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49, 34.1%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 34.1%, 0%)

LAB

lab(94.24, -4.7, 36.35)

LCH

lch(94.24, 36.65, 97.37)

OKLCH

oklch(94.9%, 0.091, 97.01)

HWB

hwb(49, 65.9%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b8ff

Analogous

#ffc3a8

#ffefa8

#e3ffa8

Triadic

#ffefa8

#a8ffef

#efa8ff

Split-complementary

#ffefa8

#a8e3ff

#c3a8ff

Tetradic

#ffefa8

#b8ffa8

#a8b8ff

#efa8ff

Square

#ffefa8

#a8ffc3

#a8b8ff

#ffa8e3

Shades

Color #ffefa8 mixed toward black.

#ffe261

#ffd51b

#d3ad00

#8d7300

#463a00

Tints

Color #ffefa8 mixed toward white.

#fff2b6

#fff4c5

#fff7d3

#fffae2

#fffcf0

Tones

Color #ffefa8 mixed toward gray.

#f8eaaf

#f0e6b6

#e9e1be

#e2ddc5

#dbd8cc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

18.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (18.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f8f8bc · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#f9fac1 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#fecbce · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#eeeeee · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffefa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffefa8]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#ffefa8 (#ffefa8) is rgb(255, 239, 168) in RGB.

No, #ffefa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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