#EFD756#EFD756
#EFD756 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.676; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.148 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD756 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 215, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 83%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 64%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 64%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.82, -6.23, 64.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.82, 64.85, 95.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.57% -0.0224 0.1465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.57% 0.148 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.5794, 67.6263, 18.6119) |
| Luminance | 0.6762 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.82
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.61
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.77
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.12
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.29
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD756 #566EEF
analogous
#EF8A56 #EFD756 #BAEF56
triadic
#EFD756 #56EFD7 #D756EF
tetradic
#EFD756 #56EF8A #566EEF #EF56BA
square
#EFD756 #56EF8A #566EEF #EF56BA
split-complementary
#EFD756 #56BAEF #8A56EF
monochromatic
#B99F12 #EACA1E #EFD756 #F4E48E #FAF1C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#EFD756 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.52
#EFD756 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD756
14.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD756 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD756 | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.52 | 14.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD246
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DA5D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC8BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd756; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 215, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.148 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f8e38b',
500: '#efd756',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd756; $custom-light: #f8e38b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd756",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 215,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.588,
"s": 82.703,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87565,
"c": 0.14822,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.67623
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD756
secondary
#3146B8
accent
#28DF06
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150C
muted
#86847F