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#EFE273 closest to Lightning Bug

#EFE273 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 45.1% blue (rgb(239, 226, 115)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 79% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 52% yellow and 6% black. #EFE273 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.80:1.

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Variations of #EFE273

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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#EFE273 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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#EFE273 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE273 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 #F7E278
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3DC69
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2DE6D
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F7E278
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F4E276
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FED5C9
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F4DDA2
  • 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

#EFE273 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#EFE273 text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.80:1 Super#EFE273 text on black
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#EFE273 in CSS

/* Lightning Bug */
.color { color: #EFE273; }
.background { background-color: #EFE273; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE273; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 226 115);
color: hsl(54 79% 69%);
color: oklch(0.901 0.133 102.7);

#EFE273 FAQ

What color is #EFE273?

#EFE273 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 #EFE273?

#EFE273 is rgb(239, 226, 115) in RGB, hsl(54, 79%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 52%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE273?

The complementary color of #EFE273 is #7380EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE273?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE273: 15.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE273 a warm or cool color?

#EFE273 is a warm color.