Information about #EFDB99 color

#EFDB99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EFDB99 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(239, 219, 153) — 93.7% red, 85.9% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 34 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EFDB99 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Splash (#F1D79E). Slightly further away sit Mellow Yellow (#EAD895) and Melting Moment (#F4DE9E).

The recipe behind #EFDB99 is rgb(239, 219, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EFDB99: 15.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EFDB99 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EFDB99 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EFDB99

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Splash color link
Splash

#F1D79E

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Buttermilk color link
Buttermilk

#F6E0A4

Dairy Cream color link
Dairy Cream

#EDD2A4

Astra color link
Astra

#EDD5A6

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EFDB99
  • RGB239, 219, 153
  • CMYK0, 8, 34, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 219, 153)
  • HSL46°, 73%, 77%
  • HSL Precise46.047°, 72.881%, 76.863%
  • HSV46°, 36%, 94%
  • HSB46°, 36%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.859, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.859, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.859, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEFDB99
  • DECIMAL ID15719321
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01