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#EFEB6D closest to Illuminating

#EFEB6D 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, 92.2% green and 42.7% blue (rgb(239, 235, 109)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 80% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 54% yellow and 6% black. #EFEB6D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.77:1.

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Variations of #EFEB6D

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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#EFEB6D 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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#EFEB6D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #EFEB6D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FFE874
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FCE360
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9E566
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE874
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FAE971
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FEDECF
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #F4E6A4
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8E7D0

#EFEB6D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.25:1 Very poor#EFEB6D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.77:1 Super#EFEB6D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#EFEB6D in CSS

/* Illuminating */
.color { color: #EFEB6D; }
.background { background-color: #EFEB6D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #EFEB6D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(239 235 109);
color: hsl(58 80% 68%);
color: oklch(0.919 0.148 107.3);

#EFEB6D FAQ

What color is #EFEB6D?

#EFEB6D 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 #EFEB6D?

#EFEB6D is rgb(239, 235, 109) in RGB, hsl(58, 80%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 54%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #EFEB6D?

The complementary color of #EFEB6D is #6D71EF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #EFEB6D?

Black text has the best contrast on #EFEB6D: 16.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #EFEB6D a warm or cool color?

#EFEB6D is a warm color.