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#EFF4AF Color

#EFF4AF is rgb(239, 244, 175) in RGB, hsl(64, 76%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFF4AF
HEX#EFF4AF
RGBrgb(239, 244, 175)
HSLhsl(64, 76%, 82%)
HSVhsv(64, 28%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(94.7% 0.088 111.4)
LABlab(94.59% -9.60 32.79)
LCHlch(94.59% 34.16 106.32)

What #EFF4AF 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 #EFF4AF, 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.

#EFF4AF Channel Values

How #EFF4AF 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 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 64° · S 76% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 64° · S 28% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.15:1 vs white · 18.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFF4AF 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 text1.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFF4AF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFF4AF; 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 #EFF4AF

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 #EFF4AF.

How #EFF4AF 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#EFF4AF
Protanopia#F3F3AF
Protanomaly#F2F3AF
Deuteranopia#F2F2AF
Deuteranomaly#F1F3AF
Tritanopia#F6EDED
Tritanomaly#F3F0D7
Achromatopsia#EFEFEF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFF4AF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eff4af: #EFF4AF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFF4AF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eff4af': '#EFF4AF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.957, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_eff4af">#EFF4AF</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFF4AF"

More Yellow Colors

#EFF4AF sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFF4AF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFF4AF?

#EFF4AF is a lightest yellow — rgb(239, 244, 175) in RGB and hsl(64, 76%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Pale Yellow (#FFFFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #EFF4AF?

#EFF4AF is rgb(239, 244, 175) — red 239, green 244, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFF4AF?

#EFF4AF converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFF4AF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFF4AF scores 1.15:1 against white and 18.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFF4AF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFF4AF 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 6.02, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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