#EFCD60#EFCD60
#EFCD60 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.629; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.133 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFCD60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 205, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 82%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 60%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 59.8%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.37, -0.49, 57.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.37, 57.52, 90.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.66% -0.0048 0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.66% 0.133 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5419, 62.8610, 20.0612) |
| Luminance | 0.6286 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 1.91
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.07
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.92
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.04
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.20
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFCD60 #6082EF
analogous
#EF8560 #EFCD60 #CAEF60
triadic
#EFCD60 #60EFCD #CD60EF
tetradic
#EFCD60 #60EF85 #6082EF #EF60CA
square
#EFCD60 #60EF85 #6082EF #EF60CA
split-complementary
#EFCD60 #60CAEF #8560EF
monochromatic
#C19813 #E9BC28 #EFCD60 #F5DE98 #FAF0CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#EFCD60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.57
#EFCD60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFCD60
13.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFCD60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFCD60 | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.57 | 13.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CA55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D465
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBEB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efcd60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 205, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.133 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7dc91',
500: '#efcd60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efcd60; $custom-light: #f7dc91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efcd60",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 205,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.734,
"s": 81.714,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85655,
"c": 0.13299,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.62858
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFCD60
secondary
#3455BF
accent
#3ADE07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F