EFE09E

#EFE09E closest to Sugar Cookie

#EFE09E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Sugar Cookie. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 87.8% green and 62.0% blue (rgb(239, 224, 158)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 72% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 34% yellow and 6% black. #EFE09E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.83:1.

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Variations of #EFE09E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#EFE09E 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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#EFE09E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE09E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F1E2A0
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EDDC99
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEDE9B
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F1E2A0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F0E19F
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FBD7CF
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F3DCB7
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E3E0D2

#EFE09E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#EFE09E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.83:1 Super#EFE09E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE09E in CSS

/* Sugar Cookie */
.color { color: #EFE09E; }
.background { background-color: #EFE09E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE09E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 224 158);
color: hsl(49 72% 78%);
color: oklch(0.904 0.086 96.9);

#EFE09E FAQ

What color is #EFE09E?

#EFE09E is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sugar Cookie. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE09E?

#EFE09E is rgb(239, 224, 158) in RGB, hsl(49, 72%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE09E?

The complementary color of #EFE09E is #9EADEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE09E?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE09E: 15.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE09E a warm or cool color?

#EFE09E is a warm color.