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#EFE885 Color

#EFE885 is rgb(239, 232, 133) in RGB, hsl(56, 77%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 44%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki (#F0E68C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE885
HEX#EFE885
RGBrgb(239, 232, 133)
HSLhsl(56, 77%, 73%)
HSVhsv(56, 44%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 44%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(91.6% 0.121 105)
LABlab(91.00% -7.43 48.76)
LCHlch(91.00% 49.32 98.66)

What #EFE885 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 #EFE885, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#EFE885 Channel Values

How #EFE885 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 239 · G 232 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 56° · S 77% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 56° · S 44% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 3% · Y 44% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE885 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 text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFE885 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFE885

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE885; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #EFE885

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFE885.

How #EFE885 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#EFE885
Protanopia#E9E985
Protanomaly#ECE985
Deuteranopia#EAEA85
Deuteranomaly#ECE985
Tritanopia#F8DFDF
Tritanomaly#F4E2C1
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFE885 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe885: #EFE885;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE885;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe885': '#EFE885' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.910, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_efe885">#EFE885</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFE885"

More Yellow Colors

#EFE885 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFE885 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE885?

#EFE885 is a light yellow — rgb(239, 232, 133) in RGB and hsl(56, 77%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki (#F0E68C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #EFE885?

#EFE885 is rgb(239, 232, 133) — red 239, green 232, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE885?

#EFE885 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 44%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE885 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE885 scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE885 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE885 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 4.2, which is very hard to tell apart.

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