#EFE981 Color

#EFE981 is rgb(239, 233, 129) in RGB, hsl(57, 77%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 3%, 46%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow (Crayola) (#FCE883), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFE981

HEX#EFE981

RGBrgb(239, 233, 129)

HSLhsl(57, 77%, 72%)

HSVhsv(57, 46%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 3%, 46%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(91.7% 0.127 105.7)

LABlab(91.21% -8.17 50.90)

LCHlch(91.21% 51.55 99.12)

What #EFE981 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 #EFE981, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow (Crayola)#FCE883ΔE 5.81 Straw#E4D96FΔE 5.95 Khaki#F0E68CΔE 6.46 Pastel Yellow#FDFD96ΔE 7.11 Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 7.81 Canary#FFFF99ΔE 7.87

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

#EFE981 Channel Values

How #EFE981 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 233 · B 129	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 57° · S 77% · L 72%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 57° · S 46% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 3% · Y 46% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.26:1 vs white · 16.64:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFE981 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFE981

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFE981; 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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Tints & Shades of #EFE981

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.

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Shades

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How #EFE981 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#EFE981

Protanopia#EAEA81

Protanomaly#ECEA81

Deuteranopia#EBEB81

Deuteranomaly#EDEA81

Tritanopia#F8DFDF

Tritanomaly#F4E3C1

Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #EFE981 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-efe981: #EFE981;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFE981;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-efe981': '#EFE981' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.914, blue: 0.506)

Android XML<color name="color_efe981">#EFE981</color>

SVG fillfill="#EFE981"

More Yellow Colors

#EFE981 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#EFE981 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFE981?

#EFE981 is a light yellow — rgb(239, 233, 129) in RGB and hsl(57, 77%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow (Crayola) (#FCE883), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #EFE981?

#EFE981 is rgb(239, 233, 129) — red 239, green 233, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFE981?

#EFE981 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 3%, 46%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFE981 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFE981 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFE981 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFE981 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 6.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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