#EFDD61#EFDD61
#EFDD61 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.709; OKLCH L 88.9% C 0.145 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFDD61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 221, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 82%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 59.4%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.45, -8.55, 61.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.45, 62.23, 97.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.89% -0.0278 0.1418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.89% 0.145 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.6131, 70.9292, 21.6468) |
| Luminance | 0.7093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 0.61
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.65
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.29
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.70
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.80
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFDD61 #6173EF
analogous
#EF9661 #EFDD61 #BAEF61
triadic
#EFDD61 #61EFDD #DD61EF
tetradic
#EFDD61 #61EF96 #6173EF #EF61BA
square
#EFDD61 #61EF96 #6173EF #EF61BA
split-complementary
#EFDD61 #61BAEF #9661EF
monochromatic
#C2AC14 #E9D129 #EFDD61 #F5E999 #FAF5D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#EFDD61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.19
#EFDD61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFDD61
15.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFDD61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFDD61 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.19 | 15.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0D754
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DE67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCFC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efdd61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 221, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.9% 0.145 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e792',
500: '#efdd61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efdd61; $custom-light: #f7e792; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efdd61",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 221,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.394,
"s": 81.609,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88889,
"c": 0.14452,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.70927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFDD61
secondary
#3446C0
accent
#23DE08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F