#EFDE6C#EFDE6C
#EFDE6C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.717; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.136 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFDE6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 222, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 54.8%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.81, -8.26, 57.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.81, 57.73, 98.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.21% -0.0258 0.1335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.21% 0.136 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.4268, 71.6784, 24.6261) |
| Luminance | 0.7168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.85
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.96
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.06
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.26
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.54
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFDE6C #6C7DEF
analogous
#EF9C6C #EFDE6C #BEEF6C
triadic
#EFDE6C #6CEFDE #DE6CEF
tetradic
#EFDE6C #6CEF9C #6C7DEF #EF6CBE
square
#EFDE6C #6CEF9C #6C7DEF #EF6CBE
split-complementary
#EFDE6C #6CBEEF #9C6CEF
monochromatic
#CBB316 #E9D235 #EFDE6C #F5EAA3 #FBF7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#EFDE6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.34
#EFDE6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFDE6C
15.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFDE6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFDE6C | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.34 | 15.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0D861
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DF71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD1C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efde6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 222, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.136 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7e899',
500: '#efde6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efde6c; $custom-light: #f7e899; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efde6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 222,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.214,
"s": 80.368,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89211,
"c": 0.13592,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.71676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFDE6C
secondary
#384BC7
accent
#24DD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#18160E
muted
#86847F