What color is #EFE499?

#EFE499 is a light, moderate yellow known as Lemonade. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lemonade?

The RGB value is 239, 228, 153: 239 red, 228 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lemonade?

The complementary color is #99A4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lemonade color: hex code #EFE499

#EFE499 rgb(239, 228, 153)

Shades of yellow

Lemonade has the hex code #EFE499. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 89.4% green and 60% blue (239, 228, 153).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 73% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 36% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

Lemonade (#EFE499) color codes

HEX	`#EFE499`
RGB	`rgb(239, 228, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 89.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 73%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 36%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.92, -7, 37.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.92, 38.62, 100.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.091, 76.139, 41.188)`
Decimal	`15721625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lemonade, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EFE499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EFE499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe499; }
.text { color: #efe499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 228 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe499, #cfef99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

See #EFE499 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EFE499?: #EFE499 is a light, moderate yellow known as Lemonade. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lemonade?: The RGB value is 239, 228, 153: 239 red, 228 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lemonade?: The complementary color is #99A4EF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.