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#EFE499 Lemonade

#EFE499 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Lemonade. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.4% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(239, 228, 153)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 73% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 36% yellow and 6% black. #EFE499 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.23:1.

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Variations of #EFE499

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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#EFE499 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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#EFE499 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE499 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 #F5E49C
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1DF94
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1E196
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F5E49C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F3E49A
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FBDAD1
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F3E0B5
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E2E2E2
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E5E3D3

#EFE499 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.29:1 Very poor#EFE499 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.23:1 Super#EFE499 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE499 in CSS

/* Lemonade */
.color { color: #EFE499; }
.background { background-color: #EFE499; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE499; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 228 153);
color: hsl(52 73% 77%);
color: oklch(0.911 0.095 100.9);

#EFE499 FAQ

What color is #EFE499?

#EFE499 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Lemonade. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE499?

#EFE499 is rgb(239, 228, 153) in RGB, hsl(52, 73%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE499?

The complementary color of #EFE499 is #99A4EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE499?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE499: 16.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE499 a warm or cool color?

#EFE499 is a warm color.