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EFE271

#EFE271 closest to Lightning Bug

#EFE271 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, 88.6% green and 44.3% blue (rgb(239, 226, 113)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 80% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 53% yellow and 6% black. #EFE271 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.79:1.

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Variations of #EFE271

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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#EFE271 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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#EFE271 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE271 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F7E276
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3DC66
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2DE6B
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F7E276
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F5E274
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD5C8
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F4DDA1
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DFDFDF
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E3E0CB

#EFE271 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#EFE271 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.79:1 Super#EFE271 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE271 in CSS

/* Lightning Bug */
.color { color: #EFE271; }
.background { background-color: #EFE271; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE271; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 226 113);
color: hsl(54 80% 69%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.135 102.8);

#EFE271 FAQ

What color is #EFE271?

#EFE271 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 #EFE271?

#EFE271 is rgb(239, 226, 113) in RGB, hsl(54, 80%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 53%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE271?

The complementary color of #EFE271 is #717EEF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE271?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE271: 15.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE271 a warm or cool color?

#EFE271 is a warm color.