#EFC57E#EFC57E
#EFC57E is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.101 H 79.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFC57E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 197, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 78%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 47%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 47.3%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.73, 6.09, 41.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.73, 41.53, 81.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.48% 0.0178 0.0995) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.48% 0.101 79.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3310, 59.7927, 28.1506) |
| Luminance | 0.5979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Burlywood
#DEB887
ΔE00 5.71
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.18
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.34
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 6.42
Fawn
#CFAF7B
ΔE00 7.24
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFC57E #7EA8EF
analogous
#EF8D7E #EFC57E #E1EF7E
triadic
#EFC57E #7EEFC5 #C57EEF
tetradic
#EFC57E #7EEF8D #7EA8EF #EF7EE1
square
#EFC57E #7EEF8D #7EA8EF #EF7EE1
split-complementary
#EFC57E #7EE1EF #8D7EEF
monochromatic
#D8921B #E8AD48 #EFC57E #F6DDB4 #FCF3E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#EFC57E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.96
#EFC57E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFC57E
12.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFC57E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFC57E | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.96 | 12.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C578
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CF80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFB9B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efc57e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 197, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.101 79.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6d6a4',
500: '#efc57e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efc57e; $custom-light: #f6d6a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efc57e",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 197,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.699,
"s": 77.931,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84476,
"c": 0.10111,
"h": 79.9
},
"luminance": 0.5979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFC57E
secondary
#4878C9
accent
#58DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF6
border
#D7D4D0
text
#17140F
muted
#858380