#EFD36C#EFD36C
#EFD36C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.660; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.127 H 94.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 211, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 54.8%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.01, -2.69, 53.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.01, 53.94, 92.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.99% -0.0097 0.1264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.99% 0.127 94.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.6000, 66.0248, 23.6838) |
| Luminance | 0.6602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.20
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.31
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.80
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.95
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.16
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD36C #6C88EF
analogous
#EF926C #EFD36C #C9EF6C
triadic
#EFD36C #6CEFD3 #D36CEF
tetradic
#EFD36C #6CEF92 #6C88EF #EF6CC9
square
#EFD36C #6CEF92 #6C88EF #EF6CC9
split-complementary
#EFD36C #6CC9EF #926CEF
monochromatic
#CBA416 #E9C235 #EFD36C #F5E4A3 #FBF4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#EFD36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.20
#EFD36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD36C
14.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD36C | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.20 | 14.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CF62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD870
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 211, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.127 94.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e099',
500: '#efd36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd36c; $custom-light: #f7e099; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 211,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.176,
"s": 80.368,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8699,
"c": 0.12676,
"h": 94.4
},
"luminance": 0.66022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD36C
secondary
#3857C7
accent
#36DD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150E
muted
#86847F