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#EFE8A2

#efe8a2 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efe8a2 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 90.98% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.93% magenta, 32.22% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 54.55°, with 70.64% saturation and 78.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.7867

Complementary

  1. #efe8a2
  2. #a2a9ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe8a2
  2. #a2cfef
  3. #c2a2ef

Analogous

  1. #efc2a2
  2. #efe8a2
  3. #cfefa2

Triadic

  1. #efe8a2
  2. #a2efe8
  3. #e8a2ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe8a2
  2. #a9efa2
  3. #a2a9ef
  4. #e8a2ef

Square

  1. #efe8a2
  2. #a2efc2
  3. #a2a9ef
  4. #efa2cf

Monochromatic

  1. #d4c424
  2. #e4d861
  3. #efe8a2
  4. #faf8e3
  5. #fcfbee

Shades

#efe8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe8a2
  2. #d7d192
  3. #bfba82
  4. #a7a271
  5. #8f8b61
  6. #787451
  7. #605d41
  8. #484631
  9. #302e20
  10. #181710
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe8a2
  2. #f1eaab
  3. #f2edb5
  4. #f4efbe
  5. #f5f1c7
  6. #f7f4d1
  7. #f9f6da
  8. #faf8e3
  9. #fcfaec
  10. #fdfdf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe8a2
  2. #e4de9f
  3. #d9d39b
  4. #cec998
  5. #c3be94
  6. #b8b491
  7. #acaa8e
  8. #a19f8a
  9. #969587
  10. #8b8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e6ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4e39d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e7a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fadfd6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2e59f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e8a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6e3c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe8a2 {
  color: #efe8a2;
}
Background
.bg-efe8a2 {
  background-color: #efe8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #efe8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 232 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 71% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe8a2, #cfefa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 232 162 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 1.62 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.31 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.63 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.89 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.24 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.53 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.64 #10175d Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#efe8a2  rgb(239, 232, 162)  hsl(55, 71%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a2a9ef  rgb(162, 169, 239)  hsl(235, 71%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a2efe8  rgb(162, 239, 232)  hsl(175, 71%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise
#e8a2ef  rgb(232, 162, 239)  hsl(295, 71%, 79%)  Plum