What color is #FFEFB9?

#FFEFB9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Solar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFEFB9?

The RGB value is 255, 239, 185: 255 red, 239 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFEFB9?

The complementary color is #B9C9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFEFB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.3:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFEFB9 color

#FFEFB9 rgb(255, 239, 185)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFEFB9 is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 93.7% green and 72.5% blue (255, 239, 185).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Solar (#FBEAB8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.3:1).

#FFEFB9 color codes

HEX	`#FFEFB9`
RGB	`rgb(255, 239, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 93.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 27%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.52, -2.62, 28.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.52, 28.25, 95.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.864, 86.498, 58.326)`
Decimal	`16773049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFEFB9, 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 #FFEFB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFEFB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.3:1	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 #FFEFB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffefb9; }
.text { color: #ffefb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffefb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 239 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffefb9, #ecffb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #FFEFB9?: #FFEFB9 is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Solar. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFEFB9?: The RGB value is 255, 239, 185: 255 red, 239 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFEFB9?: The complementary color is #B9C9FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFEFB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.3:1 and white text 1.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.