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#EFEE9E

#efee9e ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efee9e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 93.33% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.42% magenta, 33.89% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 59.26°, with 71.68% saturation and 77.84% 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 17.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.8197

Complementary

  1. #efee9e
  2. #9e9fef

Split complementary

  1. #efee9e
  2. #9ec7ef
  3. #c59eef

Analogous

  1. #efc59e
  2. #efee9e
  3. #c7ef9e

Triadic

  1. #efee9e
  2. #9eefee
  3. #ee9eef

Tetradic

  1. #efee9e
  2. #9fef9e
  3. #9e9fef
  4. #ee9eef

Square

  1. #efee9e
  2. #9eefc5
  3. #9e9fef
  4. #ef9ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #d1cf23
  2. #e4e25c
  3. #efee9e
  4. #fafae0
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#efee9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efee9e
  2. #d7d68e
  3. #bfbe7e
  4. #a7a76f
  5. #8f8f5f
  6. #78774f
  7. #605f3f
  8. #48472f
  9. #303020
  10. #181810
  11. #000000

Tints

#efee9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efee9e
  2. #f1f0a8
  3. #f2f1b1
  4. #f4f3bb
  5. #f5f5c5
  6. #f7f7cf
  7. #f9f8d8
  8. #fafae2
  9. #fcfcec
  10. #fdfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efee9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efee9e
  2. #e4e39b
  3. #d9d898
  4. #cecd95
  5. #c3c292
  6. #b8b78f
  7. #acac8c
  8. #a1a189
  9. #969686
  10. #8b8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ecebd0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe898 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fceba1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fae4da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6ea9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7eca0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6e8c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efee9e {
  color: #efee9e;
}
Background
.bg-efee9e {
  background-color: #efee9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efee9e {
  border: 2px solid #efee9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efee9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 238 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 72% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efee9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efee9e, #c7ef9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efee9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 238 158 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.40 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.69 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.52 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.77 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.07 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.46 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.69 #101161 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Khaki
#efee9e  rgb(239, 238, 158)  hsl(59, 72%, 78%)  Khaki
#9e9fef  rgb(158, 159, 239)  hsl(239, 72%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9eefee  rgb(158, 239, 238)  hsl(179, 72%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise
#ee9eef  rgb(238, 158, 239)  hsl(299, 72%, 78%)  Plum