#EFD799#EFD799
#EFD799 is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.693; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.084 H 89.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD799 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 215, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 73%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 36%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.63, -0.39, 33.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.63, 33.66, 90.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.47% 0.0011 0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.47% 0.084 89.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.6481, 69.2538, 40.0401) |
| Luminance | 0.6925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.67
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.07
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.16
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.87
Moccasin
#FFE4B5
ΔE00 5.13
Navajowhite
#FFDEAD
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD799 #99B1EF
analogous
#EFAC99 #EFD799 #DCEF99
triadic
#EFD799 #99EFD7 #D799EF
tetradic
#EFD799 #99EFAC #99B1EF #EF99DC
square
#EFD799 #99EFAC #99B1EF #EF99DC
split-complementary
#EFD799 #99DCEF #AC99EF
monochromatic
#DEAE2F #E7C264 #EFD799 #F7ECCE #FBF5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#EFD799 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.85
#EFD799 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD799
14.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD799 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD799 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.85 | 14.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D595
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBDC9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCCDC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd799; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 215, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.084 89.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e3b7',
500: '#efd799',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd799; $custom-light: #f5e3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd799",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 215,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.256,
"s": 72.881,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88468,
"c": 0.08364,
"h": 89.3
},
"luminance": 0.69252
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD799
secondary
#617ECC
accent
#47D511
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFCF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171511
muted
#858481