#EFC879#EFC879
#EFC879 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.610; OKLCH L 85.0% C 0.107 H 83.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFC879 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 200, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 79%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 49%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 49.4%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.40, 4.07, 44.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.40, 44.62, 84.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.99% 0.0114 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.99% 0.107 83.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7044, 61.0428, 26.7231) |
| Luminance | 0.6104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.71
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.03
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.44
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.69
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.82
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFC879 #79A0EF
analogous
#EF8D79 #EFC879 #DBEF79
triadic
#EFC879 #79EFC8 #C879EF
tetradic
#EFC879 #79EF8D #79A0EF #EF79DB
square
#EFC879 #79EF8D #79A0EF #EF79DB
split-complementary
#EFC879 #79DBEF #8D79EF
monochromatic
#D49619 #E8B242 #EFC879 #F6DEB0 #FCF4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#EFC879 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.21
#EFC879 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFC879
13.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFC879 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFC879 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.21 | 13.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC773
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D17C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBBB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efc879; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 200, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.0% 0.107 83.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6d8a1',
500: '#efc879',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efc879; $custom-light: #f6d8a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efc879",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 200,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.169,
"s": 78.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84985,
"c": 0.10735,
"h": 83.9
},
"luminance": 0.6104
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFC879
secondary
#4470C9
accent
#4FDB0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380