#EFD169#EFD169
#EFD169 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.128 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD169 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 209, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 81%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 56%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 56.1%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.47, -1.89, 54.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.47, 54.68, 91.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.55% -0.0078 0.1278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.55% 0.128 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9493, 64.9745, 22.6928) |
| Luminance | 0.6497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.08
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.72
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.85
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.12
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.19
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD169 #6987EF
analogous
#EF8E69 #EFD169 #CAEF69
triadic
#EFD169 #69EFD1 #D169EF
tetradic
#EFD169 #69EF8E #6987EF #EF69CA
square
#EFD169 #69EF8E #6987EF #EF69CA
split-complementary
#EFD169 #69CAEF #8E69EF
monochromatic
#C8A015 #E9C032 #EFD169 #F5E2A0 #FBF3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EFD169 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#EFD169 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD169
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD169 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD169 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CE5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD76D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd169; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 209, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.128 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7de97',
500: '#efd169',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd169; $custom-light: #f7de97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd169",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 209,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.567,
"s": 80.723,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86554,
"c": 0.128,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.64972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD169
secondary
#3757C5
accent
#38DD08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150E
muted
#86847F