#EFD86E#EFD86E
#EFD86E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.686; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.129 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 216, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 54%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 54%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.30, -5.07, 54.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.30, 54.69, 95.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.02% -0.0164 0.1279) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.02% 0.129 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.9692, 68.5909, 24.6713) |
| Luminance | 0.6859 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.52
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.77
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.04
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.06
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.13
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD86E #6E85EF
analogous
#EF976E #EFD86E #C5EF6E
triadic
#EFD86E #6EEFD8 #D86EEF
tetradic
#EFD86E #6EEF97 #6E85EF #EF6EC5
square
#EFD86E #6EEF97 #6E85EF #EF6EC5
split-complementary
#EFD86E #6EC5EF #976EEF
monochromatic
#CCAC17 #E9C937 #EFD86E #F5E7A5 #FBF6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#EFD86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.72
#EFD86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD86E
14.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD86E | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.72 | 14.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD364
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DB73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 216, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.129 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e39a',
500: '#efd86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd86e; $custom-light: #f7e39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 216,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.302,
"s": 80.124,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88019,
"c": 0.1289,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.68588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD86E
secondary
#3A53C7
accent
#2FDC09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F