What color is #EFED8A?

#EFED8A is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple Perfume. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EFED8A?

The RGB value is 239, 237, 138: 239 red, 237 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EFED8A?

The complementary color is #8A8CEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EFED8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EFED8A color

#EFED8A rgb(239, 237, 138)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EFED8A is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 93.7% red, 92.9% green and 54.1% blue (239, 237, 138).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 76% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 42% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple Perfume (#EEEE88), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.15:1).

#EFED8A color codes

HEX	`#EFED8A`
RGB	`rgb(239, 237, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(93.7%, 92.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 76%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 42%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 42%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.02, -13.08, 48.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.02, 49.81, 105.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.469, 80.756, 35.915)`
Decimal	`15723914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EFED8A, 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 #EFED8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EFED8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.15:1	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 #EFED8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #efed8a; }
.text { color: #efed8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #efed8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(239 237 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #efed8a, #beef8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #EFED8A?: #EFED8A is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple Perfume. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EFED8A?: The RGB value is 239, 237, 138: 239 red, 237 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EFED8A?: The complementary color is #8A8CEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EFED8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.