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#FFEFA9 Color

#FFEFA9 is rgb(255, 239, 169) in RGB, hsl(49, 100%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#FFEFA9
HEX#FFEFA9
RGBrgb(255, 239, 169)
HSLhsl(49, 100%, 83%)
HSVhsv(49, 34%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.9% 0.09 96.8)
LABlab(94.54% -1.75 35.99)
LCHlch(94.54% 36.04 92.78)

What #FFEFA9 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 #FFEFA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AAΔE 6.63Medium Champagne#F3E5ABΔE 6.78Very Pale Yellow#FFFFBFΔE 8.76Green-yellow (Crayola)#F0E891ΔE 9.14Banana Mania#FAE7B5ΔE 9.82Khaki#F0E68CΔE 10.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#FFEFA9 Channel Values

How #FFEFA9 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 255 · G 239 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 100% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 34% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 34% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #FFEFA9 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 text18.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #FFEFA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #FFEFA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #FFEFA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#FFEFA9
Complementary
#A8B8FF
Analogous
#FFC4A8
Analogous
#E4FFA8
Triadic
#A8FFEF
Triadic
#EFA8FF
Split comp.
#A8E4FF
Split comp.
#C4A8FF

Tints & Shades of #FFEFA9

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

#FFF1B3
#FFF3BD
#FFF5C7
#FFF8D6
#FFF9E0
#FFFBEB

Shades

#FFE570
#FFDA33
#FACC00
#C29E00
#8A7000
#4D3E00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #FFEFA9.

How #FFEFA9 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#FFEFA9
Protanopia#F2F2A9
Protanomaly#F7F1A9
Deuteranopia#F4F4A8
Deuteranomaly#F9F2A9
Tritanopia#FFE8E8
Tritanomaly#FFEBD2
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #FFEFA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ffefa9: #FFEFA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #FFEFA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ffefa9': '#FFEFA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 1.000, green: 0.937, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_ffefa9">#FFEFA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#FFEFA9"

More Yellow Colors

#FFEFA9 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#FFEFA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #FFEFA9?

#FFEFA9 is a lightest yellow — rgb(255, 239, 169) in RGB and hsl(49, 100%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #FFEFA9?

#FFEFA9 is rgb(255, 239, 169) — red 255, green 239, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #FFEFA9?

#FFEFA9 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 34%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #FFEFA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #FFEFA9 scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #FFEFA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #FFEFA9 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 6.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every yellow in the color library, the guide to shades of yellow, or the full color library.