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#EFEF8A

#efef8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efef8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 93.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.8192

Complementary

  1. #efef8a
  2. #8a8aef

Split complementary

  1. #efef8a
  2. #8abcef
  3. #bc8aef

Analogous

  1. #efbc8a
  2. #efef8a
  3. #bcef8a

Triadic

  1. #efef8a
  2. #8aefef
  3. #ef8aef

Tetradic

  1. #efef8a
  2. #8aef8a
  3. #8a8aef
  4. #ef8aef

Square

  1. #efef8a
  2. #8aefbc
  3. #8a8aef
  4. #ef8abc

Monochromatic

  1. #c5c51b
  2. #e6e647
  3. #efef8a
  4. #f8f8cd
  5. #fdfded

Shades

#efef8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efef8a
  2. #d7d77c
  3. #bfbf6e
  4. #a7a761
  5. #8f8f53
  6. #787845
  7. #606037
  8. #484829
  9. #30301c
  10. #18180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#efef8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efef8a
  2. #f1f196
  3. #f2f2a1
  4. #f4f4ad
  5. #f5f5b9
  6. #f7f7c5
  7. #f9f9d0
  8. #fafadc
  9. #fcfce8
  10. #fdfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efef8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efef8a
  2. #e4e489
  3. #d9d988
  4. #cece87
  5. #c3c386
  6. #b8b885
  7. #acac84
  8. #a1a183
  9. #969682
  10. #8b8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ececca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee782 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fce4d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8eb85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9ed8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7e8bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efef8a {
  color: #efef8a;
}
Background
.bg-efef8a {
  background-color: #efef8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efef8a {
  border: 2px solid #efef8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efef8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 239 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efef8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efef8a, #bcef8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efef8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 239 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.89 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.44 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.03 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.45 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.51 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.73 #101075 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#efef8a  rgb(239, 239, 138)  hsl(60, 76%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#8a8aef  rgb(138, 138, 239)  hsl(240, 76%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#8aefef  rgb(138, 239, 239)  hsl(180, 76%, 74%)  Electric Blue
#ef8aef  rgb(239, 138, 239)  hsl(300, 76%, 74%)  Violet