What color is #FFEFB3?

#FFEFB3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Lemon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEFB3?

The RGB value is 255, 239, 179: 255 red, 239 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEFB3?

The complementary color is #B3C3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEFB3 color

#FFEFB3 rgb(255, 239, 179)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFEFB3 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.7% green and 70.2% blue (255, 239, 179).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 30% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Creamy Lemon (#FFF0B2), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.25:1).

#FFEFB3 color codes

HEX	`#FFEFB3`
RGB	`rgb(255, 239, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 30%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.42, -3.38, 31.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.42, 31.22, 96.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.244, 86.25, 55.06)`
Decimal	`16773043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEFB3, 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 #FFEFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.25:1	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 #FFEFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffefb3; }
.text { color: #ffefb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffefb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 239 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffefb3, #e9ffb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #FFEFB3?: #FFEFB3 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Creamy Lemon. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEFB3?: The RGB value is 255, 239, 179: 255 red, 239 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEFB3?: The complementary color is #B3C3FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.25:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.