What color is #EFE26D?

#EFE26D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pollination. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFE26D?

The RGB value is 239, 226, 109: 239 red, 226 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFE26D?

The complementary color is #6D7AEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFE26D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFE26D color

#EFE26D rgb(239, 226, 109)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EFE26D is a light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 88.6% green and 42.7% blue (239, 226, 109).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 80% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 54% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Pollination (#EEDD66), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

#EFE26D color codes

HEX	`#EFE26D`
RGB	`rgb(239, 226, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 88.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 80%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 54%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 54%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.85, -10.18, 57.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.85, 58.77, 99.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.555, 73.85, 25.266)`
Decimal	`15721069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFE26D, 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 #EFE26D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFE26D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #EFE26D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efe26d; }
.text { color: #efe26d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efe26d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 226 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efe26d, #bbef6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #EFE26D?: #EFE26D is a light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pollination. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFE26D?: The RGB value is 239, 226, 109: 239 red, 226 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFE26D?: The complementary color is #6D7AEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFE26D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.