Information about Vis color

#FFEFA1 - Vis color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFEFA1, known as "Vis", falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 239, 161) — 100% red, 93.7% green, 63.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 37 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#FFEFA1 is a pure, full-strength sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Very Light Gold (#FFF39E). Slightly further away sit Becel Yellow (#FFEDA8) and Dark Cream (#FFF39A).

The recipe behind #FFEFA1 is rgb(255, 239, 161), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 18.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.2:1. The name "Vis" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Vis color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Vis color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Vis

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFEFA1
  • RGB255, 239, 161
  • CMYK0, 6, 37, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 239, 161)
  • HSL50°, 100%, 82%
  • HSL Precise49.787°, 100%, 81.569%
  • HSV50°, 37%, 100%
  • HSB50°, 37%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.937, 0.631)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.937, 0.631, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.937, 0.631)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB63.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDFFEFA1
  • DECIMAL ID16773025
  • Name Length3
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