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#FFEF99

#ffef99 ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffef99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 93.73% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 50.59°, with 100% saturation and 80% 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 18.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8529

Complementary

  1. #ffef99
  2. #99a9ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffef99
  2. #99dcff
  3. #bc99ff

Analogous

  1. #ffbc99
  2. #ffef99
  3. #dcff99

Triadic

  1. #ffef99
  2. #99ffef
  3. #ef99ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffef99
  2. #a9ff99
  3. #99a9ff
  4. #ef99ff

Square

  1. #ffef99
  2. #99ffbc
  3. #99a9ff
  4. #ff99dc

Monochromatic

  1. #ffd700
  2. #ffe34d
  3. #ffef99
  4. #fffbe5
  5. #fffceb

Shades

#ffef99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffef99
  2. #e6d78a
  3. #ccbf7a
  4. #b3a76b
  5. #998f5c
  6. #80784d
  7. #66603d
  8. #4d482e
  9. #33301f
  10. #1a180f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffef99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffef99
  2. #fff1a3
  3. #fff2ad
  4. #fff4b8
  5. #fff5c2
  6. #fff7cc
  7. #fff9d6
  8. #fffae0
  9. #fffceb
  10. #fffdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffef99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffef99
  2. #f2e497
  3. #e6d994
  4. #d9ce92
  5. #ccc38f
  6. #c0b88d
  7. #b3ac8a
  8. #a6a188
  9. #999685
  10. #8d8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5eed1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffea93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff19c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe4da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffec95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff09b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe8c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffef99 {
  color: #ffef99;
}
Background
.bg-ffef99 {
  background-color: #ffef99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffef99 {
  border: 2px solid #ffef99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffef99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 239 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffef99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffef99, #dcff99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffef99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 239 153 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 2.84 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.21 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.24 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.60 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.26 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.36 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.50 #001066 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Khaki
#ffef99  rgb(255, 239, 153)  hsl(51, 100%, 80%)  Khaki
#99a9ff  rgb(153, 169, 255)  hsl(231, 100%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99ffef  rgb(153, 255, 239)  hsl(171, 100%, 80%)  Celeste
#ef99ff  rgb(239, 153, 255)  hsl(291, 100%, 80%)  Violet