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EFC679

#EFC679 Mille-Feuille

#EFC679 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Mille-Feuille. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 77.6% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(239, 198, 121)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 79% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 49% yellow and 6% black. #EFC679 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.02:1.

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Variations of #EFC679

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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#EFC679 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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#EFC679 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFC679 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E2D07B
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8C673
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFC775
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E2D07B
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E5CC7A
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFB9B3
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F5C197
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5CABB

#EFC679 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#EFC679 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.02:1 Super#EFC679 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFC679 in CSS

/* Mille-Feuille */
.color { color: #EFC679; }
.background { background-color: #EFC679; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFC679; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 198 121);
color: hsl(39 79% 71%);
color: oklch(0.846 0.106 82.2);

#EFC679 FAQ

What color is #EFC679?

#EFC679 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Mille-Feuille. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFC679?

#EFC679 is rgb(239, 198, 121) in RGB, hsl(39, 79%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 49%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFC679?

The complementary color of #EFC679 is #79A2EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFC679?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFC679: 13.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFC679 a warm or cool color?

#EFC679 is a warm color.