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#EFF32B Color

#EFF32B is rgb(239, 243, 43) in RGB, hsl(61, 89%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 82%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Yellow (#FAFA37), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFF32B
HEX#EFF32B
RGBrgb(239, 243, 43)
HSLhsl(61, 89%, 56%)
HSVhsv(61, 82%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 82%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.196 110.9)
LABlab(93.28% -16.36 84.33)
LCHlch(93.28% 85.90 100.98)

What #EFF32B 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 #EFF32B, 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.

#EFF32B Channel Values

How #EFF32B 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 243 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 61° · S 89% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 61° · S 82% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 82% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.2:1 vs white · 17.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFF32B 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 text1.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFF32B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFF32B; 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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Tints & Shades of #EFF32B

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 #EFF32B.

How #EFF32B 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#EFF32B
Protanopia#F2F22B
Protanomaly#F1F32B
Deuteranopia#F2F22C
Deuteranomaly#F1F22C
Tritanopia#FCE5E5
Tritanomaly#F7EBB8
Achromatopsia#EAEAEA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFF32B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eff32b: #EFF32B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFF32B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eff32b': '#EFF32B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.953, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_eff32b">#EFF32B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFF32B"

More Yellow Colors

#EFF32B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFF32B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFF32B?

#EFF32B is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(239, 243, 43) in RGB and hsl(61, 89%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Yellow (#FAFA37), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.13.

What is the RGB value of #EFF32B?

#EFF32B is rgb(239, 243, 43) — red 239, green 243, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFF32B?

#EFF32B converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 82%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFF32B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFF32B scores 1.2:1 against white and 17.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFF32B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFF32B 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 yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 10.06, which is visibly different.

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