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#EFF66A Color

#EFF66A is rgb(239, 246, 106) in RGB, hsl(63, 89%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(3%, 0%, 57%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Butter (#FFFD74), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#EFF66A
HEX#EFF66A
RGBrgb(239, 246, 106)
HSLhsl(63, 89%, 69%)
HSVhsv(63, 57%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(3%, 0%, 57%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(94.1% 0.162 111.8)
LABlab(94.37% -15.53 64.69)
LCHlch(94.37% 66.53 103.50)

What #EFF66A 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 #EFF66A, 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.

#EFF66A Channel Values

How #EFF66A 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 246 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 89% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 57% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 3% · M 0% · Y 57% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #EFF66A 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 text18.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #EFF66A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #EFF66A; 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 #EFF66A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #EFF66A.

How #EFF66A 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#EFF66A
Protanopia#F5F56A
Protanomaly#F3F56A
Deuteranopia#F4F46B
Deuteranomaly#F2F56A
Tritanopia#FBEAEA
Tritanomaly#F6EFC4
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #EFF66A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-eff66a: #EFF66A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #EFF66A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-eff66a': '#EFF66A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.937, green: 0.965, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_eff66a">#EFF66A</color>
SVG fillfill="#EFF66A"

More Yellow Colors

#EFF66A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#EFF66A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #EFF66A?

#EFF66A is a light yellow — rgb(239, 246, 106) in RGB and hsl(63, 89%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Butter (#FFFD74), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.81.

What is the RGB value of #EFF66A?

#EFF66A is rgb(239, 246, 106) — red 239, green 246, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #EFF66A?

#EFF66A converts to approximately cmyk(3%, 0%, 57%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #EFF66A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #EFF66A scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #EFF66A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #EFF66A 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 22.37, which is visibly different.

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