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#EFF39B Color

#EFF39B is rgb(239, 243, 155) in RGB, hsl(63, 79%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 36%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFF39B
HEX#EFF39B
RGBrgb(239, 243, 155)
HSLhsl(63, 79%, 78%)
HSVhsv(63, 36%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 36%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(94.2% 0.11 110.6)
LABlab(94.07% -10.89 41.97)
LCHlch(94.07% 43.36 104.55)

What #EFF39B 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 #EFF39B, 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.

#EFF39B Channel Values

How #EFF39B 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 1558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 79% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 36% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 17.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFF39B 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #EFF39B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #EFF39B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFF39B; 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 #EFF39B

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 #EFF39B.

How #EFF39B 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#EFF39B
Protanopia#F2F29B
Protanomaly#F1F39B
Deuteranopia#F2F29B
Deuteranomaly#F1F29B
Tritanopia#F8EAEA
Tritanomaly#F4EECF
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFF39B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eff39b: #EFF39B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFF39B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eff39b': '#EFF39B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.953, blue: 0.608)
Android XML<color name="color_eff39b">#EFF39B</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFF39B"

More Yellow Colors

#EFF39B sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFF39B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFF39B?

#EFF39B is a light yellow — rgb(239, 243, 155) in RGB and hsl(63, 79%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green-yellow (Crayola) (#F0E891), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.68.

What is the RGB value of #EFF39B?

#EFF39B is rgb(239, 243, 155) — red 239, green 243, and blue 155 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFF39B?

#EFF39B converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 36%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFF39B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFF39B scores 1.17:1 against white and 17.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFF39B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFF39B 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 7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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