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#EFE596

#efe596 ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efe596 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 89.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.18% magenta, 37.24% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 53.26°, with 73.55% saturation and 76.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7659

Complementary

  1. #efe596
  2. #96a0ef

Split complementary

  1. #efe596
  2. #96ccef
  3. #b896ef

Analogous

  1. #efb896
  2. #efe596
  3. #ccef96

Triadic

  1. #efe596
  2. #96efe5
  3. #e596ef

Tetradic

  1. #efe596
  2. #a0ef96
  3. #96a0ef
  4. #e596ef

Square

  1. #efe596
  2. #96efb8
  3. #96a0ef
  4. #ef96cc

Monochromatic

  1. #cdb91f
  2. #e5d554
  3. #efe596
  4. #f9f5d8
  5. #fcfbed

Shades

#efe596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efe596
  2. #d7ce87
  3. #bfb778
  4. #a7a069
  5. #8f895a
  6. #78734b
  7. #605c3c
  8. #48452d
  9. #302e1e
  10. #18170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#efe596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efe596
  2. #f1e8a1
  3. #f2eaab
  4. #f4edb6
  5. #f5efc0
  6. #f7f2cb
  7. #f9f5d5
  8. #faf7e0
  9. #fcfaea
  10. #fdfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efe596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efe596
  2. #e4db94
  3. #d9d192
  4. #cec78f
  5. #c3bd8d
  6. #b8b38b
  7. #aca889
  8. #a19e87
  9. #969484
  10. #8b8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e4c9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3e090 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e599 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbdbd1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1e293 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e598 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7dfbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efe596 {
  color: #efe596;
}
Background
.bg-efe596 {
  background-color: #efe596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efe596 {
  border: 2px solid #efe596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efe596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 229 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 74% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efe596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efe596, #ccef96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efe596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 229 150 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 1.82 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.40 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.51 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.73 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.34 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.16 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.21 #101a69 Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Khaki
#efe596  rgb(239, 229, 150)  hsl(53, 74%, 76%)  Khaki
#96a0ef  rgb(150, 160, 239)  hsl(233, 74%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96efe5  rgb(150, 239, 229)  hsl(173, 74%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise
#e596ef  rgb(229, 150, 239)  hsl(293, 74%, 76%)  Violet