#EFC36C#EFC36C
#EFC36C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.117 H 83.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFC36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 195, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 54.8%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.00, 5.57, 49.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.00, 49.44, 83.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.83% 0.0143 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.83% 0.117 83) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8211, 58.4670, 22.4242) |
| Luminance | 0.5846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.78
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.27
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.46
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.62
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.81
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFC36C #6C98EF
analogous
#EF816C #EFC36C #DAEF6C
triadic
#EFC36C #6CEFC3 #C36CEF
tetradic
#EFC36C #6CEF81 #6C98EF #EF6CDA
square
#EFC36C #6CEF81 #6C98EF #EF6CDA
split-complementary
#EFC36C #6CDAEF #816CEF
monochromatic
#CB8E16 #E9AC35 #EFC36C #F5DAA3 #FBF0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#EFC36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.69
#EFC36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFC36C
12.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFC36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFC36C | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.69 | 12.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C364
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efc36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 195, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.117 83.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7d598',
500: '#efc36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efc36c; $custom-light: #f7d598; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efc36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 195,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.847,
"s": 80.368,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83829,
"c": 0.11693,
"h": 83
},
"luminance": 0.58464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFC36C
secondary
#3868C7
accent
#50DD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#18140E
muted
#86837F