Close to Primrose
#EFF6AE
#EFF6AE is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Primrose. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 96.5% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 80% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #EFF6AE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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18.46:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #EFF6AE as they’d see it.
#EFF6AE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #EFF6AE
What color is #EFF6AE?
#EFF6AE is a very light, vivid yellow, close to the color Primrose. In RGB it’s made of 93.7% red, 96.5% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 66°, with 80% saturation and 82% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #EFF6AE in RGB?
#EFF6AE is rgb(239, 246, 174): 239 red, 246 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #EFF6AE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(3, 0, 29, 4). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #EFF6AE?
PANTONE 372 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #EFF6AE?
Its complement #F1EFFE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.