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#EFF2BA Color

#EFF2BA is rgb(239, 242, 186) in RGB, hsl(63, 68%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 23%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFF2BA
HEX#EFF2BA
RGBrgb(239, 242, 186)
HSLhsl(63, 68%, 84%)
HSVhsv(63, 23%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 23%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.072 110.3)
LABlab(94.24% -7.60 26.81)
LCHlch(94.24% 27.86 105.83)

What #EFF2BA 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 #EFF2BA, 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.

#EFF2BA Channel Values

How #EFF2BA 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 242 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 68% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 23% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFF2BA 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFF2BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFF2BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFF2BA; 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 #EFF2BA

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 #EFF2BA.

How #EFF2BA 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#EFF2BA
Protanopia#F1F1BA
Protanomaly#F0F2BA
Deuteranopia#F1F1BA
Deuteranomaly#F0F1BA
Tritanopia#F5ECEC
Tritanomaly#F3EEDA
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFF2BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eff2ba: #EFF2BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFF2BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eff2ba': '#EFF2BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.949, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_eff2ba">#EFF2BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFF2BA"

More Yellow Colors

#EFF2BA sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFF2BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFF2BA?

#EFF2BA is a lightest yellow — rgb(239, 242, 186) in RGB and hsl(63, 68%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Spring Bud (#ECEBBD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #EFF2BA?

#EFF2BA is rgb(239, 242, 186) — red 239, green 242, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFF2BA?

#EFF2BA converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 23%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFF2BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFF2BA scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFF2BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFF2BA 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 5.82, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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