#EFC97C#EFC97C
#EFC97C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.616; OKLCH L 85.2% C 0.105 H 84.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFC97C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 201, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 78%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 48%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 48.1%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.69, 3.82, 43.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.69, 43.47, 84.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.23% 0.011 0.1044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.23% 0.105 84) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1236, 61.5822, 27.7845) |
| Luminance | 0.6158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.61
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.93
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.70
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.82
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFC97C #7CA2EF
analogous
#EF8F7C #EFC97C #DBEF7C
triadic
#EFC97C #7CEFC9 #C97CEF
tetradic
#EFC97C #7CEF8F #7CA2EF #EF7CDB
square
#EFC97C #7CEF8F #7CA2EF #EF7CDB
split-complementary
#EFC97C #7CDBEF #8F7CEF
monochromatic
#D6981A #E8B345 #EFC97C #F6DFB3 #FCF4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#EFC97C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.32
#EFC97C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFC97C
13.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFC97C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFC97C | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.32 | 13.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC876
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D27E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBCB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efc97c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 201, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.2% 0.105 84.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6d9a3',
500: '#efc97c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efc97c; $custom-light: #f6d9a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efc97c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 201,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.174,
"s": 78.231,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85225,
"c": 0.10497,
"h": 84
},
"luminance": 0.61579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFC97C
secondary
#4671C9
accent
#50DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380