#EFD66C#EFD66C
#EFD66C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.675; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.129 H 96.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD66C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 214, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 54.8%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.77, -4.21, 54.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.77, 54.93, 94.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.59% -0.0141 0.1283) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.59% 0.129 96.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.3523, 67.5293, 23.9345) |
| Luminance | 0.6753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.74
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.64
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.66
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.94
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.21
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD66C #6C85EF
analogous
#EF956C #EFD66C #C6EF6C
triadic
#EFD66C #6CEFD6 #D66CEF
tetradic
#EFD66C #6CEF95 #6C85EF #EF6CC6
square
#EFD66C #6CEF95 #6C85EF #EF6CC6
split-complementary
#EFD66C #6CC6EF #956CEF
monochromatic
#CBA816 #E9C735 #EFD66C #F5E5A3 #FBF5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#EFD66C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.51
#EFD66C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD66C
14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD66C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD66C | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.51 | 14.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D262
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDA71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd66c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 214, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.129 96.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e299',
500: '#efd66c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd66c; $custom-light: #f7e299; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd66c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 214,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.55,
"s": 80.368,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87593,
"c": 0.1291,
"h": 96.3
},
"luminance": 0.67527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD66C
secondary
#3853C7
accent
#31DD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18150E
muted
#86847F