#ffefc2 Color Information

#ffefc2 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ffefc2, and its official name is Summer Hue. In RGB, it consists of 100.0% Red, 93.7% Green, and 76.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 6.3% Magenta, 23.9% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 44.3°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 88%. The decimal value for #ffefc2 is 16773058, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ffffcc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ffefc2 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#ffefc2 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorSummer Hue Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color255, 239, 194 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color100.0%, 93.7%, 76.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.000, 0.063, 0.239 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.063, 0.239, 0 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color44.3°, 100.0%, 88.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color44.3°, 23.9%, 100.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color81.844, 86.888, 63.496 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color216, 255, 194 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16773058 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color94.691, -1.430, 23.753 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)94.691, 23.796, 93.445 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color94.691, 12.226, 34.419 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color93.214, -6.396, 24.862 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.352, 0.374, 86.888 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294963138 / 0xffffefc2 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ffffcc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ffefc2

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ffefc2, its pure hue is 44.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 88.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ffefc2, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #201e18 to #dfd1aa.

Tints of #ffefc2

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ffefc2, its pure hue is 44.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 88.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ffefc2, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #fff1ca to #fffdf7.

Tones of #ffefc2

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ffefc2, its pure hue is 44.3° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ffefc2, which range from #e1e1e1 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffefc2 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ffefc2

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ffefc2! For #ffefc2, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ffefc2. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ffefc2

This color, #ffefc2, consists of 100.0% Red, 93.7% Green, and 76.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 255, Green = 239, Blue = 194. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ffefc2 is 0% Cyan, 6.3% Magenta, 23.9% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R100.0%
C0.0%
G93.7%
M6.3%
B76.1%
Y23.9%
K0.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 255 239 194
Octal 377 357 302
Hexa #ff #ef #c2
Binary 11111111 11101111 11000010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 6 23 0
Octal 0 6 27 0
Hexa #00 #06 #17 #00
Binary 00000000 00000110 00010111 00000000

Analogous Colors of #ffefc2

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ffefc2 — which has hue 44.3° — its analogous colors are located at 14.3° and 74.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ffefc2.

Triadic Colors of #ffefc2

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ffefc2 — which has hue 44.3° — its triadic colors are located at 44.3° and 284.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ffefc2.

Complementary Color of #ffefc2

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ffefc2 — which has hue 44.3° — its complementary color is located at 224.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ffefc2.

Split Complementary Colors of #ffefc2

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ffefc2 — which has hue 44.3° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 44.3° and 254.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ffefc2.

Tetradic Colors of #ffefc2

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ffefc2 — which has hue 44.3° — its tetradic colors are located at 314.3°, 44.3°, 134.3°, and 224.3° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ffefc2.

Monochromatic Colors of #ffefc2

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ffefc2, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #ffe7a4 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fff7e1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ffefc2

We want to make getting started with #ffefc2 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ffefc2 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ffefc2 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ffefc2 with other HTML elements.

#ffefc2 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ffefc2.
<span style="color: #ffefc2;">The color of this text is #ffefc2.</span>

#ffefc2 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ffefc2.
<div style="background-color: #ffefc2; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ffefc2.</div>

#ffefc2 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ffefc2.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ffefc2;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ffefc2.</span>

#ffefc2 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ffefc2.
<div style="border: #ffefc2 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ffefc2.</div>

#ffefc2 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ffefc2 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ffefc2; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ffefc2 on a white background.</div></div>

#ffefc2 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ffefc2 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ffefc2; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ffefc2 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ffefc2 to White

This is a gradient from #ffefc2 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ffefc2,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ffefc2,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ffefc2,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ffefc2,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ffefc2 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ffefc2 to Black

This is a gradient from #ffefc2 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ffefc2,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ffefc2,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ffefc2,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ffefc2,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ffefc2 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ffefc2

In addition to using #ffefc2 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ffefc2 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ffefc2, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 255, Green = 239, Blue = 194). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ffefc2 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ffefc2
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(255, 239, 194)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ffefc2; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ffefc2; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ffefc2; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(255, 239, 194);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ffefc2")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:255, green:239, blue:194, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:255 green:239 blue:194 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(255f, 239f, 194f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(255, 239, 194);
 

#ffefc2 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ffefc2 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ffefc2 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ffefc2 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ffefc2 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ffefc2 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ffefc2 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ffefc2 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.1:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text