HEX atlas value

#EFDC9F

#EFDC9F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Soft Peach. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 220, 159, HSL 46, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.7204, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#EFDC9F Sample readable text

HEX #EFDC9F

RGB rgb(239, 220, 159)

HSL hsl(46 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 8, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.7204

Contrast Black 15.41:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-efdc9f: #EFDC9F;
.background-efdc9f { background-color: #EFDC9F; }
.text-efdc9f { color: #EFDC9F; }

Luminance0.7204

Black text15.41:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EFDC9F","rgb":[239,220,159],"hsl":[46,71,78],"cmyk":[0,8,33,6],"luminance":0.7204,"contrast":{"black":15.41,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.41,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCF9EE","hex":"#FCF9EE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.92,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D9EF9F","hex":"#D9EF9F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.8,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBE393","hex":"#FBE393","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.51,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Soft Peach adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efdc9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/soft-peach.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FB2EF","analogous":["#EFB49F","#D9EF9F"],"triadic":["#9FEFDC","#DC9FEF"],"tetradic":["#9FEFB4","#9FB2EF","#EF9FD9"],"splitComplementary":["#9FD9EF","#B49FEF"],"monochromatic":["#FCF9EE","#EFDC9F","#E1C051"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCF9EE","dark":"#E1C051","saturated":"#FBE393","desaturated":"#E2D6AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFEEB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":15.524174696260024},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":20.97617696340303},{"slug":"navajo-white","name":"Navajo White","hex":"#FFDEAD","distance":21.354156504062622}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFDC9F

#EFDC9F is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #EFDC9F is visually closest to Soft Peach, a named orange color with HEX #FAD7A0.

The RGB channels are 239, 220, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 46deg with 71% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7204, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.41:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFDC9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.41:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCF9EE#000000 text · best 19.92:1#FCF9EE

#D9EF9F#000000 text · best 16.8:1#D9EF9F

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

#FBE393#000000 text · best 16.51:1#FBE393

Generated Palette

#EFDC9F#EFDC9F

#9FB2EF#9FB2EF

#EFB49F#EFB49F

#D9EF9F#D9EF9F

#FCF9EE#FCF9EE

#E1C051#E1C051

Color Harmonies

#9FB2EF#9FB2EF

#EFB49F#EFB49F

#D9EF9F#D9EF9F

#9FEFDC#9FEFDC

#DC9FEF#DC9FEF

Variants

#FCF9EE#FCF9EE

#E1C051#E1C051

#FBE393#FBE393

#E2D6AB#E2D6AB

White#FFFFFF

#FFEEB8#FFEEB8

Nearest Named Colors

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Wheat#F5DEB3

Navajo White#FFDEAD

#EFDC9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFDC9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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