Information about #EFEFA9 color

#EFEFA9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EFEFA9 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(239, 239, 169) — 93.7% red, 93.7% green, 66.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 27 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EFEFA9 is a vivid, lively yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pale Goldenrod (#EEE8AA). Slightly further away sit Pastel Lemon (#F6F3A9) and Medium Goldenrod (#EAEAAE).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(239, 239, 169)), which gives #EFEFA9 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EFEFA9: 17.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for white. No one has named #EFEFA9 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EFEFA9 color variations

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

#EFEFA9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EFEFA9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EFEFA9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EFEFA9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#EFEFA9 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #EFEFA9

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

Pale Goldenrod color link
Pale Goldenrod

#EEE8AA

Pastel Lemon color link
Pastel Lemon

#F6F3A9

Medium Goldenrod color link
Medium Goldenrod

#EAEAAE

Australian Mint color link
Australian Mint

#EFF8AA

Vanilla color link
Vanilla

#F3E5AB

Shalimar color link
Shalimar

#F8F6A8

Light Khaki color link
Light Khaki

#E6F2A2

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Light Tan color link
Light Tan

#FBEEAC

Soft Yellow color link
Soft Yellow

#EEEE9B

Portafino color link
Portafino

#F4F09B

Pale Prim color link
Pale Prim

#F9F59F

#EFEFA9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EFEFA9
  • RGB239, 239, 169
  • CMYK0, 0, 27, 6
  • CSSrgb(239, 239, 169)
  • HSL60°, 69%, 80%
  • HSL Precise60°, 68.627%, 80%
  • HSV60°, 29%, 94%
  • HSB60°, 29%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • GLSLvec3(0.937, 0.937, 0.663)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.937, 0.937, 0.663, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.937, 0.937, 0.663)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEFEFA9
  • DECIMAL ID15724457
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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