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EFC488

#EFC488 Honeyed Glow

#EFC488 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Honeyed Glow. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 76.9% green and 53.3% blue (rgb(239, 196, 136)). Its HSL value is 35° hue, 76% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 43% yellow and 6% black. #EFC488 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.92:1.

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Variations of #EFC488

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#EFC488 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#EFC488 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFC488 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFCF89
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C584
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCC685
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFCF89
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3CB88
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB9B5
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F5BF9E
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5C9BD

#EFC488 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#EFC488 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.92:1 Super#EFC488 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFC488 in CSS

/* Honeyed Glow */
.color { color: #EFC488; }
.background { background-color: #EFC488; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFC488; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 196 136);
color: hsl(35 76% 74%);
color: oklch(0.844 0.091 75.3);

#EFC488 FAQ

What color is #EFC488?

#EFC488 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Honeyed Glow. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFC488?

#EFC488 is rgb(239, 196, 136) in RGB, hsl(35, 76%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 43%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFC488?

The complementary color of #EFC488 is #88B3EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFC488?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFC488: 12.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFC488 a warm or cool color?

#EFC488 is a warm color.