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#EFEF97

#efef97 ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efef97 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 93.73% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 36.82% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 73.33% saturation and 76.47% 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 17.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8232

Complementary

  1. #efef97
  2. #9797ef

Split complementary

  1. #efef97
  2. #97c3ef
  3. #c397ef

Analogous

  1. #efc397
  2. #efef97
  3. #c3ef97

Triadic

  1. #efef97
  2. #97efef
  3. #ef97ef

Tetradic

  1. #efef97
  2. #97ef97
  3. #9797ef
  4. #ef97ef

Square

  1. #efef97
  2. #97efc3
  3. #9797ef
  4. #ef97c3

Monochromatic

  1. #cdcd20
  2. #e5e555
  3. #efef97
  4. #f9f9d9
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#efef97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efef97
  2. #d7d788
  3. #bfbf79
  4. #a7a76a
  5. #8f8f5b
  6. #78784c
  7. #60603c
  8. #48482d
  9. #30301e
  10. #18180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#efef97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efef97
  2. #f1f1a1
  3. #f2f2ac
  4. #f4f4b6
  5. #f5f5c1
  6. #f7f7cb
  7. #f9f9d5
  8. #fafae0
  9. #fcfcea
  10. #fdfdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efef97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efef97
  2. #e4e495
  3. #d9d992
  4. #cece90
  5. #c3c38e
  6. #b8b88c
  7. #acac89
  8. #a1a187
  9. #969685
  10. #8b8b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ececce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce890 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #feec9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbe5d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7eb93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8ed99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6e9c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efef97 {
  color: #efef97;
}
Background
.bg-efef97 {
  background-color: #efef97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efef97 {
  border: 2px solid #efef97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efef97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 239 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 73% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efef97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efef97, #c3ef97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efef97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 239 151 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.14 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.52 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.98 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.26 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.46 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.89 #101068 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Khaki
#efef97  rgb(239, 239, 151)  hsl(60, 73%, 76%)  Khaki
#9797ef  rgb(151, 151, 239)  hsl(240, 73%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97efef  rgb(151, 239, 239)  hsl(180, 73%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise
#ef97ef  rgb(239, 151, 239)  hsl(300, 73%, 76%)  Violet