HEX atlas value

#EFF994

#EFF994 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pastel Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 249, 148, HSL 66, 89%, 78%, has luminance 0.8824, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#EFF994 Sample readable text

HEX #EFF994

RGB rgb(239, 249, 148)

HSL hsl(66 89% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(4, 0, 41, 2)

Luminance 0.8824

Contrast Black 18.65:1White 1.13:1

CSS

--color-eff994: #EFF994;
.background-eff994 { background-color: #EFF994; }
.text-eff994 { color: #EFF994; }

Luminance0.8824

Black text18.65:1AA Pass

White text1.13:1AA 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":"#EFF994","rgb":[239,249,148],"hsl":[66,89,78],"cmyk":[4,0,41,2],"luminance":0.8824,"contrast":{"black":18.65,"white":1.13}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCFEEC","hex":"#FCFEEC","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.53,"contrastWhite":1.02,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.67,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#F4FF8F","hex":"#F4FF8F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.55,"contrastWhite":1.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E2F43E","hex":"#E2F43E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.24,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Pastel Yellow 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/eff994.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/butter.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9F95F9","analogous":["#F9D195","#BDF995"],"triadic":["#95EFF9","#F995EF"],"tetradic":["#95F9D1","#9F95F9","#F995BD"],"splitComplementary":["#95BDF9","#D195F9"],"monochromatic":["#FCFEEC","#EFF994","#E2F43E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCFEEC","dark":"#E2F43E","saturated":"#F4FF8F","desaturated":"#E5ECA1","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#F8FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-yellow","name":"Pastel Yellow","hex":"#FDFD96","distance":14.696938456699069},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":26.832815729997478},{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":27.820855486487112},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":30.740852297878796}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFF994

#EFF994 is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #EFF994 is visually closest to Pastel Yellow, a named yellow color with HEX #FDFD96.

The RGB channels are 239, 249, and 148, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 66deg with 89% 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 0.8824, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.65:1AA Pass

White text1.13:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFF994 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.65:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.13:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCFEEC#000000 text · best 20.53:1#FCFEEC

Pastel Yellow#000000 text · best 19.67:1#FDFD96

#F4FF8F#000000 text · best 19.55:1#F4FF8F

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#E2F43E#000000 text · best 17.24:1#E2F43E

Generated Palette

#EFF994#EFF994

#9F95F9#9F95F9

#F9D195#F9D195

#BDF995#BDF995

#FCFEEC#FCFEEC

#E2F43E#E2F43E

Color Harmonies

#9F95F9#9F95F9

#F9D195#F9D195

#BDF995#BDF995

#95EFF9#95EFF9

#F995EF#F995EF

Variants

#FCFEEC#FCFEEC

#E2F43E#E2F43E

#F4FF8F#F4FF8F

#E5ECA1#E5ECA1

White#FFFFFF

#F8FFB8#F8FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Yellow#FDFD96

Khaki#F0E68C

Butter#FFF1A8

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

#EFF994

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFF994

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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