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#FFEF9D

#ffef9d ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffef9d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 38.43% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 50.2°, with 100% saturation and 80.78% 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 18.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.8543

Complementary

  1. #ffef9d
  2. #9dadff

Split complementary

  1. #ffef9d
  2. #9ddeff
  3. #be9dff

Analogous

  1. #ffbe9d
  2. #ffef9d
  3. #deff9d

Triadic

  1. #ffef9d
  2. #9dffef
  3. #ef9dff

Tetradic

  1. #ffef9d
  2. #adff9d
  3. #9dadff
  4. #ef9dff

Square

  1. #ffef9d
  2. #9dffbe
  3. #9dadff
  4. #ff9dde

Monochromatic

  1. #ffd604
  2. #ffe250
  3. #ffef9d
  4. #fffbe9
  5. #fffceb

Shades

#ffef9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffef9d
  2. #e6d78d
  3. #ccbf7e
  4. #b3a76e
  5. #998f5e
  6. #80784f
  7. #66603f
  8. #4d482f
  9. #33301f
  10. #1a1810
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffef9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffef9d
  2. #fff1a7
  3. #fff2b1
  4. #fff4ba
  5. #fff5c4
  6. #fff7ce
  7. #fff9d8
  8. #fffae2
  9. #fffceb
  10. #fffdf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffef9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffef9d
  2. #f2e49a
  3. #e6d997
  4. #d9ce94
  5. #ccc391
  6. #c0b88f
  7. #b3ac8c
  8. #a6a189
  9. #999686
  10. #8d8b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 18.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eeeeee ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5eed2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #feea97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff1a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe4da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #feec99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff09f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe8c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffef9d {
  color: #ffef9d;
}
Background
.bg-ffef9d {
  background-color: #ffef9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffef9d {
  border: 2px solid #ffef9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffef9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 239 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 100% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffef9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffef9d, #deff9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffef9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 239 157 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.13 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.41 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.43 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.87 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.87 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.91 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.60 #001062 Inverted #eeeeee Grayscale 

Khaki
#ffef9d  rgb(255, 239, 157)  hsl(50, 100%, 81%)  Khaki
#9dadff  rgb(157, 173, 255)  hsl(230, 100%, 81%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9dffef  rgb(157, 255, 239)  hsl(170, 100%, 81%)  Celeste
#ef9dff  rgb(239, 157, 255)  hsl(290, 100%, 81%)  Mauve