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#EFE06F closest to Lightning Bug

#EFE06F is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Lightning Bug. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 87.8% green and 43.5% blue (rgb(239, 224, 111)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 80% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 54% yellow and 6% black. #EFE06F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.56:1.

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Variations of #EFE06F

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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#EFE06F 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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#EFE06F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE06F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F6E174
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1DA64
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1DC69
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F6E174
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4E072
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD3C6
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F5DB9F
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E2DEC9

#EFE06F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.35:1 Very poor#EFE06F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.56:1 Super#EFE06F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE06F in CSS

/* Lightning Bug */
.color { color: #EFE06F; }
.background { background-color: #EFE06F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE06F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 224 111);
color: hsl(53 80% 69%);
color: oklch(0.897 0.135 101.8);

#EFE06F FAQ

What color is #EFE06F?

#EFE06F is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Lightning Bug. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE06F?

#EFE06F is rgb(239, 224, 111) in RGB, hsl(53, 80%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 54%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE06F?

The complementary color of #EFE06F is #6F7EEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE06F?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE06F: 15.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE06F a warm or cool color?

#EFE06F is a warm color.