#EFCD73#EFCD73
#EFCD73 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.633; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.116 H 89.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFCD73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 205, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 79%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 52%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 51.9%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.58, 0.96, 48.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.58, 48.84, 88.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.89% 0.0016 0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.89% 0.116 89.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5248, 63.2541, 25.2376) |
| Luminance | 0.6325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.05
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.79
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.11
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.26
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.50
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFCD73 #7395EF
analogous
#EF8F73 #EFCD73 #D3EF73
triadic
#EFCD73 #73EFCD #CD73EF
tetradic
#EFCD73 #73EF8F #7395EF #EF73D3
square
#EFCD73 #73EF8F #7395EF #EF73D3
split-complementary
#EFCD73 #73D3EF #8F73EF
monochromatic
#D09D18 #E9B93C #EFCD73 #F5E1AA #FCF4E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#EFCD73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.65
#EFCD73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFCD73
13.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFCD73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFCD73 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.65 | 13.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCB6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D476
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC0B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efcd73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 205, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.116 89.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7dc9d',
500: '#efcd73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efcd73; $custom-light: #f7dc9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efcd73",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 205,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.548,
"s": 79.487,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85885,
"c": 0.11602,
"h": 89.2
},
"luminance": 0.63251
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFCD73
secondary
#3E64C8
accent
#43DC0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F