#EFD170#EFD170
#EFD170 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.651; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.122 H 92.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD170 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 209, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 80%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 53%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 53.1%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.55, -1.35, 51.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.55, 51.46, 91.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.64% -0.0054 0.1215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.64% 0.122 92.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.3240, 65.1243, 24.6662) |
| Luminance | 0.6512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.67
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.78
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.85
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.00
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.56
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD170 #708EEF
analogous
#EF9270 #EFD170 #CEEF70
triadic
#EFD170 #70EFD1 #D170EF
tetradic
#EFD170 #70EF92 #708EEF #EF70CE
square
#EFD170 #70EF92 #708EEF #EF70CE
split-complementary
#EFD170 #70CEEF #9270EF
monochromatic
#CEA217 #E9BF39 #EFD170 #F5E3A7 #FBF4DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EFD170 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.02
#EFD170 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD170
14.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD170 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD170 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.02 | 14.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CE67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD774
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd170; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 209, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.122 92.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7de9b',
500: '#efd170',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd170; $custom-light: #f7de9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd170",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 209,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.827,
"s": 79.874,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8664,
"c": 0.12159,
"h": 92.5
},
"luminance": 0.65122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD170
secondary
#3B5DC8
accent
#3BDC09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F