#EFD595 Color

#EFD595 is rgb(239, 213, 149) in RGB, hsl(43, 74%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 38%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFD595

HEX#EFD595

RGBrgb(239, 213, 149)

HSLhsl(43, 74%, 76%)

HSVhsv(43, 38%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 38%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(88% 0.087 88.4)

LABlab(86.37% 2.85 35.16)

LCHlch(86.37% 35.27 85.36)

What #EFD595 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #EFD595, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Champagne#FAD6A5ΔE 8.03 Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 8.03 Navajo White#FFDEADΔE 8.66 Peach#FFE5B4ΔE 9.77 Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 10.04 Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 10.14

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#EFD595 Channel Values

How #EFD595 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 239 · G 213 · B 149	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 43° · S 74% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 43° · S 38% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 11% · Y 38% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.44:1 vs white · 14.62:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFD595 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFD595

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFD595; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #EFD595

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #EFD595 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#EFD595

Protanopia#DADA95

Protanomaly#E3D895

Deuteranopia#DEDE94

Deuteranomaly#E5DA94

Tritanopia#F5CECE

Tritanomaly#F2D1BA

Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

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Using #EFD595 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-efd595: #EFD595;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFD595;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efd595': '#EFD595' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.835, blue: 0.584)

Android XML<color name="color_efd595">#EFD595</color>

SVG fillfill="#EFD595"

More Yellow Colors

#EFD595 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

efdfbb efcc00 f0b100 eeff1b f0d799 eeed09 f0dc82 eee8aa f0e68c eee600 f0e6d2 eedc82 f5e050 faf1dc fdfdf1 ffdb58 fff8e7 ffff66 333300 624a0f 948500 bbb477 cfaa01 e4e4a0

#EFD595 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFD595?

#EFD595 is a light yellow — rgb(239, 213, 149) in RGB and hsl(43, 74%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Champagne (#FAD6A5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #EFD595?

#EFD595 is rgb(239, 213, 149) — red 239, green 213, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFD595?

#EFD595 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 38%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFD595 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFD595 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFD595 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFD595 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is navajowhite (#FFDEAD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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