HEX atlas value

#EFE5C8

#EFE5C8 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Vellum. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 229, 200, HSL 45, 55%, 86%, has luminance 0.7856, and belongs to the light group.

yellow warm light

#EFE5C8 Sample readable text

HEX #EFE5C8

RGB rgb(239, 229, 200)

HSL hsl(45 55% 86%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 4, 16, 6)

Luminance 0.7856

Contrast Black 16.71:1White 1.26:1

CSS

--color-efe5c8: #EFE5C8;
.background-efe5c8 { background-color: #EFE5C8; }
.text-efe5c8 { color: #EFE5C8; }

Luminance0.7856

Black text16.71:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA 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":"#EFE5C8","rgb":[239,229,200],"hsl":[45,55,86],"cmyk":[0,4,16,6],"luminance":0.7856,"contrast":{"black":16.71,"white":1.26}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.71,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.26,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.64,"contrastWhite":1.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E5EFC8","hex":"#E5EFC8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.51,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F7E9C0","hex":"#F7E9C0","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.37,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.33,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","light","light yellow","Vellum adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","light surfaces","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efe5c8.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vellum.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pearl.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/champagne.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C8D1EF","analogous":["#EFD1C8","#E5EFC8"],"triadic":["#C8EFE5","#E5C8EF"],"tetradic":["#C8EFD1","#C8D1EF","#EFC8E5"],"splitComplementary":["#C8E5EF","#D1C8EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFE5C8","#DAC481"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DAC481","saturated":"#F7E9C0","desaturated":"#E7E1D0","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF7E0"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"vellum","name":"Vellum","hex":"#EFE3C8","distance":2},{"slug":"pearl","name":"Pearl","hex":"#EAE0C8","distance":7.0710678118654755},{"slug":"champagne","name":"Champagne","hex":"#F7E7CE","distance":10.198039027185569},{"slug":"parchment","name":"Parchment","hex":"#F1E9D2","distance":10.954451150103322},{"slug":"canvas","name":"Canvas","hex":"#F4EBD0","distance":11.180339887498949}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFE5C8

#EFE5C8 is classified as a warm yellow value with light visual character. #EFE5C8 is visually closest to Vellum, a named orange color with HEX #EFE3C8.

The RGB channels are 239, 229, and 200, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 45deg with 55% saturation and 86% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 light surfaces. Its luminance is 0.7856, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 2.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.71:1AA Pass

White text1.26:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFE5C8 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.71:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.26:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

Canvas#000000 text · best 17.64:1#F4EBD0

#E5EFC8#000000 text · best 17.51:1#E5EFC8

#F7E9C0#000000 text · best 17.37:1#F7E9C0

Parchment#000000 text · best 17.33:1#F1E9D2

Generated Palette

#EFE5C8#EFE5C8

#C8D1EF#C8D1EF

#EFD1C8#EFD1C8

#E5EFC8#E5EFC8

White#FFFFFF

#DAC481#DAC481

Color Harmonies

#C8D1EF#C8D1EF

#EFD1C8#EFD1C8

#E5EFC8#E5EFC8

#C8EFE5#C8EFE5

#E5C8EF#E5C8EF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DAC481#DAC481

#F7E9C0#F7E9C0

#E7E1D0#E7E1D0

White#FFFFFF

#FFF7E0#FFF7E0

Nearest Named Colors

Vellum#EFE3C8

Pearl#EAE0C8

Champagne#F7E7CE

Parchment#F1E9D2

Canvas#F4EBD0

#EFE5C8

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFE5C8

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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