#EFC36E#EFC36E
#EFC36E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.115 H 82.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFC36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 195, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 54%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 54%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.02, 5.73, 48.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.02, 48.52, 83.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.86% 0.015 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.86% 0.115 82.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9288, 58.5100, 22.9912) |
| Luminance | 0.5851 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.85
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.36
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 6.47
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.91
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 7.06
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 7.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFC36E #6E9AEF
analogous
#EF826E #EFC36E #DAEF6E
triadic
#EFC36E #6EEFC3 #C36EEF
tetradic
#EFC36E #6EEF82 #6E9AEF #EF6EDA
square
#EFC36E #6EEF82 #6E9AEF #EF6EDA
split-complementary
#EFC36E #6EDAEF #826EEF
monochromatic
#CC8E17 #E9AC37 #EFC36E #F5DAA5 #FBF1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#EFC36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.70
#EFC36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFC36E
12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFC36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFC36E | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.70 | 12.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C367
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB5AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efc36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 195, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.115 82.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7d599',
500: '#efc36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efc36e; $custom-light: #f7d599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efc36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 195,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.535,
"s": 80.124,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83855,
"c": 0.11514,
"h": 82.5
},
"luminance": 0.58507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFC36E
secondary
#3A6AC7
accent
#51DC09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#18140E
muted
#86837F