#EFCC63#EFCC63
#EFCC63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.624; OKLCH L 85.5% C 0.130 H 91.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFCC63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 204, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 81%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 59%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 58.6%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.15, 0.23, 55.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.15, 55.90, 89.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.49% -0.0023 0.1298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.49% 0.13 91) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.4442, 62.4404, 20.7231) |
| Luminance | 0.6244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.46
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.56
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.07
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.22
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFCC63 #6386EF
analogous
#EF8663 #EFCC63 #CCEF63
triadic
#EFCC63 #63EFCC #CC63EF
tetradic
#EFCC63 #63EF86 #6386EF #EF63CC
square
#EFCC63 #63EF86 #6386EF #EF63CC
split-complementary
#EFCC63 #63CCEF #8663EF
monochromatic
#C49814 #E9BA2B #EFCC63 #F5DE9B #FAF0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#EFCC63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.49
#EFCC63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFCC63
13.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFCC63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFCC63 | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.49 | 13.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC959
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D367
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBEB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efcc63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 204, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.5% 0.130 91.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7db93',
500: '#efcc63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efcc63; $custom-light: #f7db93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efcc63",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 204,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 81.395,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8549,
"c": 0.12981,
"h": 91
},
"luminance": 0.62437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFCC63
secondary
#3558C1
accent
#3DDE08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#18140D
muted
#86837F