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#EFF49A Color

#EFF49A is rgb(239, 244, 154) in RGB, hsl(63, 80%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 37%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFF49A
HEX#EFF49A
RGBrgb(239, 244, 154)
HSLhsl(63, 80%, 78%)
HSVhsv(63, 37%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 37%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(94.3% 0.112 111.1)
LABlab(94.32% -11.43 42.76)
LCHlch(94.32% 44.26 104.97)

What #EFF49A 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 #EFF49A, 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.

#EFF49A Channel Values

How #EFF49A 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 244 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 80% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 37% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 4%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 #EFF49A 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

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Colors That Go With #EFF49A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFF49A; 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 #EFF49A

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 #EFF49A.

How #EFF49A 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#EFF49A
Protanopia#F3F39A
Protanomaly#F2F39A
Deuteranopia#F2F29A
Deuteranomaly#F1F39A
Tritanopia#F8EBEB
Tritanomaly#F4EFD0
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFF49A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eff49a: #EFF49A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFF49A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eff49a': '#EFF49A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.957, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_eff49a">#EFF49A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFF49A"

More Yellow Colors

#EFF49A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFF49A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFF49A?

#EFF49A is a light yellow — rgb(239, 244, 154) in RGB and hsl(63, 80%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lemon Yellow (Crayola) (#FFFF9F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.34.

What is the RGB value of #EFF49A?

#EFF49A is rgb(239, 244, 154) — red 239, green 244, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFF49A?

#EFF49A converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 37%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFF49A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFF49A 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 #EFF49A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFF49A 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 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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