#EFD56C#EFD56C
#EFD56C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.670; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.128 H 95.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD56C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 213, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 54.8%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.52, -3.71, 54.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.52, 54.59, 93.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.39% -0.0127 0.1277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.39% 0.128 95.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.1000, 67.0247, 23.8504) |
| Luminance | 0.6702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.84
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.48
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.71
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.84
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.42
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD56C #6C86EF
analogous
#EF946C #EFD56C #C7EF6C
triadic
#EFD56C #6CEFD5 #D56CEF
tetradic
#EFD56C #6CEF94 #6C86EF #EF6CC7
square
#EFD56C #6CEF94 #6C86EF #EF6CC7
split-complementary
#EFD56C #6CC7EF #946CEF
monochromatic
#CBA716 #E9C535 #EFD56C #F5E5A3 #FBF5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#EFD56C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.40
#EFD56C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD56C
14.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD56C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD56C | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.40 | 14.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D162
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED971
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd56c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 213, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.128 95.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e199',
500: '#efd56c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd56c; $custom-light: #f7e199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd56c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 213,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.092,
"s": 80.368,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87391,
"c": 0.12831,
"h": 95.7
},
"luminance": 0.67022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD56C
secondary
#3854C7
accent
#33DD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150E
muted
#86847F