What color is #FFEFA6?

#FFEFA6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cream and Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEFA6?

The RGB value is 255, 239, 166: 255 red, 239 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEFA6?

The complementary color is #A6B6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEFA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEFA6 color

#FFEFA6 rgb(255, 239, 166)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #FFEFA6 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.7% green and 65.1% blue (255, 239, 166).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 100% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 35% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cream and Butter (#FEEEA5), a difference of 0.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.15:1).

#FFEFA6 color codes

HEX	`#FFEFA6`
RGB	`rgb(255, 239, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 100%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 35%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 35%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.2, -4.93, 37.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.2, 37.63, 97.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(78.991, 85.748, 48.459)`
Decimal	`16773030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEFA6, 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 #FFEFA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEFA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.15:1	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 #FFEFA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffefa6; }
.text { color: #ffefa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffefa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 239 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffefa6, #e3ffa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FFEFA6?: #FFEFA6 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Cream and Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEFA6?: The RGB value is 255, 239, 166: 255 red, 239 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEFA6?: The complementary color is #A6B6FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEFA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.15:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.