#EFCF57#EFCF57
#EFCF57 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.637; OKLCH L 86.0% C 0.142 H 94.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFCF57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 207, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 83%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 64%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 63.6%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.79, -2.10, 61.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.79, 62.00, 91.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.96% -0.0105 0.1412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.96% 0.142 94.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6325, 63.6676, 18.1630) |
| Luminance | 0.6366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 1.15
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 1.64
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.10
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.51
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.16
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFCF57 #5777EF
analogous
#EF8357 #EFCF57 #C3EF57
triadic
#EFCF57 #57EFCF #CF57EF
tetradic
#EFCF57 #57EF83 #5777EF #EF57C3
square
#EFCF57 #57EF83 #5777EF #EF57C3
split-complementary
#EFCF57 #57C3EF #8357EF
monochromatic
#BA9612 #EABF1F #EFCF57 #F4DF8F #FAEFC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#EFCF57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.73
#EFCF57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFCF57
13.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFCF57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFCF57 | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.73 | 13.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CB49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD55D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efcf57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 207, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.0% 0.142 94.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8dd8b',
500: '#efcf57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efcf57; $custom-light: #f8dd8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efcf57",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 207,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.368,
"s": 82.609,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85963,
"c": 0.14154,
"h": 94.2
},
"luminance": 0.63664
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFCF57
secondary
#314EB9
accent
#34DF06
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150C
muted
#86847F