#ffefaa

Color #ffefaa

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.13 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ffefaa

RGB

rgb(255, 239, 170)

HSL

hsl(48.7, 100%, 83.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.7, 33.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 33.3%, 0%)

LAB

lab(94.27, -4.47, 35.39)

LCH

lch(94.27, 35.67, 97.2)

OKLCH

oklch(94.9%, 0.0887, 96.67)

HWB

hwb(48.7, 66.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabaff

Analogous

#ffc4aa

#ffefaa

#e4ffaa

Triadic

#ffefaa

#aaffef

#efaaff

Split-complementary

#ffefaa

#aae4ff

#c4aaff

Tetradic

#ffefaa

#baffaa

#aabaff

#efaaff

Square

#ffefaa

#aaffc4

#aabaff

#ffaae4

Shades

Color #ffefaa mixed toward black.

#ffe263

#ffd41c

#d4ac00

#8e7300

#473900

Tints

Color #ffefaa mixed toward white.

#fff2b8

#fff4c6

#fff7d4

#fffae3

#fffcf1

Tones

Color #ffefaa mixed toward gray.

#f8ebb1

#f1e6b8

#eae2bf

#e3ddc6

#dcd9cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

18.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (18.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f8f8be · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#f9fac2 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#fecccf · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#eeeeee · ΔE 19.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffefaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffefaa]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#ffefaa (#ffefaa) is rgb(255, 239, 170) in RGB.

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

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