#ffefb8

Color #ffefb8

A vivid, highly saturated very light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.17 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ffefb8

RGB

rgb(255, 239, 184)

HSL

hsl(46.5, 100%, 86.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.5, 27.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 27.8%, 0%)

LAB

lab(94.51, -2.75, 28.62)

LCH

lch(94.51, 28.75, 95.49)

OKLCH

oklch(95.2%, 0.0725, 93.8)

HWB

hwb(46.5, 72.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c8ff

Analogous

#ffccb8

#ffefb8

#ecffb8

Triadic

#ffefb8

#b8ffef

#efb8ff

Split-complementary

#ffefb8

#b8ecff

#ccb8ff

Tetradic

#ffefb8

#c8ffb8

#b8c8ff

#efb8ff

Square

#ffefb8

#b8ffcc

#b8c8ff

#ffb8ec

Shades

Color #ffefb8 mixed toward black.

#ffdf6f

#ffce26

#dcaa00

#927100

#493900

Tints

Color #ffefb8 mixed toward white.

#fff2c4

#fff4d0

#fff7dc

#fffae7

#fffcf3

Tones

Color #ffefb8 mixed toward gray.

#f9ecbe

#f3e9c4

#ede5ca

#e7e2d0

#e1dfd6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

18.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (18.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#f8f8c7 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#f9facb · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#fed2d4 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#efefef · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ffefb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffefb8]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffefb8 (#ffefb8) is rgb(255, 239, 184) in RGB.

No, #ffefb8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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