#EFC33C#EFC33C
#EFC33C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.152 H 89.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFC33C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 195, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 85%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 75%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 74.9%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.58, 2.71, 69.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.58, 69.45, 87.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.36% 0.0003 0.1523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.36% 0.152 89.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9306, 57.7108, 12.4675) |
| Luminance | 0.5771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Golden
#F5BF03
ΔE00 3.26
Goldenrod (survey)
#FAC205
ΔE00 3.59
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.60
Golden Yellow
#FEC615
ΔE00 3.68
Sunflower
#FFC512
ΔE00 3.98
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFC33C #3C68EF
analogous
#EF693C #EFC33C #C2EF3C
triadic
#EFC33C #3CEFC3 #C33CEF
tetradic
#EFC33C #3CEF69 #3C68EF #EF3CC2
square
#EFC33C #3CEF69 #3C68EF #EF3CC2
split-complementary
#EFC33C #3CC2EF #693CEF
monochromatic
#A37E0D #DCAA12 #EFC33C #F4D475 #F8E6AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#EFC33C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.54
#EFC33C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFC33C
12.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFC33C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFC33C | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.54 | 12.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C124
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CD44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efc33c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 195, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.152 89.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9d47b',
500: '#efc33c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efc33c; $custom-light: #f9d47b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efc33c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 195,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.251,
"s": 84.834,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83363,
"c": 0.15227,
"h": 89.9
},
"luminance": 0.57707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFC33C
secondary
#2A48A5
accent
#5FFB2D
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#18140A
muted
#86837D