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#EFEFCD

#efefcd ≈ Light Goldenrod Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#efefcd is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 93.73% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 14.23% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 51.52% saturation and 87.06% 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 17.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Goldenrod Yellow (#fafad2), ΔE 2.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffffcc
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Relative luminance0.8449

Complementary

  1. #efefcd
  2. #cdcdef

Split complementary

  1. #efefcd
  2. #cddeef
  3. #decdef

Analogous

  1. #efdecd
  2. #efefcd
  3. #deefcd

Triadic

  1. #efefcd
  2. #cdefef
  3. #efcdef

Tetradic

  1. #efefcd
  2. #cdefcd
  3. #cdcdef
  4. #efcdef

Square

  1. #efefcd
  2. #cdefde
  3. #cdcdef
  4. #efcdde

Monochromatic

  1. #caca59
  2. #dcdc93
  3. #efefcd
  4. #fafaf0
  5. #fafaf0

Shades

#efefcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efefcd
  2. #d7d7b9
  3. #bfbfa4
  4. #a7a790
  5. #8f8f7b
  6. #787867
  7. #606052
  8. #48483e
  9. #303029
  10. #181815
  11. #000000

Tints

#efefcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efefcd
  2. #f1f1d2
  3. #f2f2d7
  4. #f4f4dc
  5. #f5f5e1
  6. #f7f7e6
  7. #f9f9eb
  8. #fafaf0
  9. #fcfcf5
  10. #fdfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efefcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efefcd
  2. #e4e4c5
  3. #d9d9be
  4. #ceceb6
  5. #c3c3ae
  6. #b8b8a7
  7. #acac9f
  8. #a1a197
  9. #96968f
  10. #8b8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eeeee1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5eccb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6eece ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4eae5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3edcc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3eece ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2ecdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efefcd {
  color: #efefcd;
}
Background
.bg-efefcd {
  background-color: #efefcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efefcd {
  border: 2px solid #efefcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efefcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 239 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 52% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efefcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efefcd, #deefcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efefcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 239 205 / 0.35);
}

#fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 2.72 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 3.15 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 3.47 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 4.03 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 4.05 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 4.36 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.24 #101032 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Light Goldenrod Yellow
#efefcd  rgb(239, 239, 205)  hsl(60, 52%, 87%)  Light Goldenrod Yellow
#cdcdef  rgb(205, 205, 239)  hsl(240, 52%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#cdefef  rgb(205, 239, 239)  hsl(180, 52%, 87%)  Light Cyan
#efcdef  rgb(239, 205, 239)  hsl(300, 52%, 87%)  Thistle