#EFD970#EFD970
#EFD970 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.691; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.128 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFD970 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 217, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 80%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 53%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 53.1%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.58, -5.42, 53.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.58, 54.11, 95.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.24% -0.0172 0.1267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.24% 0.128 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.3363, 69.1489, 25.3369) |
| Luminance | 0.6915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.38
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 2.92
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.09
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.10
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.14
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFD970 #7086EF
analogous
#EF9A70 #EFD970 #C6EF70
triadic
#EFD970 #70EFD9 #D970EF
tetradic
#EFD970 #70EF9A #7086EF #EF70C6
square
#EFD970 #70EF9A #7086EF #EF70C6
split-complementary
#EFD970 #70C6EF #9A70EF
monochromatic
#CEAE17 #E9CA39 #EFD970 #F5E8A7 #FBF6DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#EFD970 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.83
#EFD970 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFD970
14.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFD970 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFD970 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.83 | 14.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD466
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DC75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efd970; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 217, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.128 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e49c',
500: '#efd970',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efd970; $custom-light: #f7e49c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efd970",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 217,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.606,
"s": 79.874,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88245,
"c": 0.12788,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.69146
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFD970
secondary
#3B54C8
accent
#2EDC09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F