HEX atlas value

#EFE9B3

#EFE9B3 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 233, 179, HSL 54, 65%, 82%, has luminance 0.7988, and belongs to the balanced group.

yellow warm balanced

#EFE9B3 Sample readable text

HEX #EFE9B3

RGB rgb(239, 233, 179)

HSL hsl(54 65% 82%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 25, 6)

Luminance 0.7988

Contrast Black 16.98:1White 1.24:1

CSS

--color-efe9b3: #EFE9B3;
.background-efe9b3 { background-color: #EFE9B3; }
.text-efe9b3 { color: #EFE9B3; }

Luminance0.7988

Black text16.98:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA 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":"#EFE9B3","rgb":[239,233,179],"hsl":[54,65,82],"cmyk":[0,3,25,6],"luminance":0.7988,"contrast":{"black":16.98,"white":1.24}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.98,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.24,"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":"#F9F1A9","hex":"#F9F1A9","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.18,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.02,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D7EFB3","hex":"#D7EFB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.89,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","balanced","balanced yellow","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efe9b3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/wheat.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B3B9EF","analogous":["#EFCBB3","#D7EFB3"],"triadic":["#B3EFE9","#E9B3EF"],"tetradic":["#B3EFCB","#B3B9EF","#EFB3D7"],"splitComplementary":["#B3D7EF","#CBB3EF"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#EFE9B3","#DFD368"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#DFD368","saturated":"#F9F1A9","desaturated":"#E5E1BD","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFFACC"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":9.1104335791443},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":9.797958971132712},{"slug":"wheat","name":"Wheat","hex":"#F5DEB3","distance":12.529964086141668},{"slug":"peach","name":"Peach","hex":"#FFE5B4","distance":16.522711641858304},{"slug":"moccasin","name":"Moccasin","hex":"#FFE4B5","distance":16.881943016134134}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFE9B3

#EFE9B3 is classified as a warm yellow value with balanced visual character. #EFE9B3 is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 239, 233, and 179, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg with 65% saturation and 82% 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 highlight and warning systems. Its luminance is 0.7988, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.11, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.98:1AA Pass

White text1.24:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFE9B3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.98:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.24:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF

#F9F1A9#000000 text · best 18.18:1#F9F1A9

Peach#000000 text · best 17.12:1#FFE5B4

Moccasin#000000 text · best 17.02:1#FFE4B5

#D7EFB3#000000 text · best 16.89:1#D7EFB3

Generated Palette

#EFE9B3#EFE9B3

#B3B9EF#B3B9EF

#EFCBB3#EFCBB3

#D7EFB3#D7EFB3

White#FFFFFF

#DFD368#DFD368

Color Harmonies

#B3B9EF#B3B9EF

#EFCBB3#EFCBB3

#D7EFB3#D7EFB3

#B3EFE9#B3EFE9

#E9B3EF#E9B3EF

Variants

White#FFFFFF

#DFD368#DFD368

#F9F1A9#F9F1A9

#E5E1BD#E5E1BD

White#FFFFFF

#FFFACC#FFFACC

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Wheat#F5DEB3

Peach#FFE5B4

Moccasin#FFE4B5

#EFE9B3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFE9B3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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