#EFD37C#EFD37C
#EFD37C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.664; OKLCH L 87.2% C 0.111 H 92.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD37C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 211, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 78%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 48%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 48.1%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.20, -1.33, 46.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.20, 46.43, 91.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.2% -0.0041 0.1114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.2% 0.111 92.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5310, 66.3972, 28.5870) |
| Luminance | 0.6639 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.52
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.55
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.59
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.26
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.47
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD37C #7C98EF
analogous
#EF997C #EFD37C #D1EF7C
triadic
#EFD37C #7CEFD3 #D37CEF
tetradic
#EFD37C #7CEF99 #7C98EF #EF7CD1
square
#EFD37C #7CEF99 #7C98EF #EF7CD1
split-complementary
#EFD37C #7CD1EF #997CEF
monochromatic
#D6A91A #E8C145 #EFD37C #F6E5B3 #FCF6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#EFD37C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.28
#EFD37C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD37C
14.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD37C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD37C | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.28 | 14.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D075
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD87F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd37c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 211, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.2% 0.111 92.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e0a3',
500: '#efd37c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd37c; $custom-light: #f6e0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd37c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 211,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.391,
"s": 78.231,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87201,
"c": 0.11144,
"h": 92.1
},
"luminance": 0.66394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD37C
secondary
#4666C9
accent
#3EDA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480