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EFE970

#EFE970 closest to Illuminating

#EFE970 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Illuminating. In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 91.4% green and 43.9% blue (rgb(239, 233, 112)). Its HSL value is 57° hue, 80% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 53% yellow and 6% black. #EFE970 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.56:1.

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Variations of #EFE970

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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#EFE970 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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#EFE970 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFE970 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FDE776
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAE164
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7E469
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FDE776
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F8E773
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FEDCCE
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F4E4A4
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E7E5CF

#EFE970 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#EFE970 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.56:1 Super#EFE970 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFE970 in CSS

/* Illuminating */
.color { color: #EFE970; }
.background { background-color: #EFE970; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFE970; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 233 112);
color: hsl(57 80% 69%);
color: oklch(0.915 0.143 106.3);

#EFE970 FAQ

What color is #EFE970?

#EFE970 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #EFE970?

#EFE970 is rgb(239, 233, 112) in RGB, hsl(57, 80%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 53%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFE970?

The complementary color of #EFE970 is #7076EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFE970?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFE970: 16.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFE970 a warm or cool color?

#EFE970 is a warm color.