#EFE173#EFE173
#EFE173 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.734; OKLCH L 89.9% C 0.132 H 102.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE173 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 225, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 79%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 52%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 51.9%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.66, -9.20, 54.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.66, 55.66, 99.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.91% -0.0277 0.1293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.91% 0.132 102.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.6183, 73.4412, 26.9354) |
| Luminance | 0.7344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.77
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.18
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.32
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.37
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.75
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE173 #7381EF
analogous
#EFA373 #EFE173 #BFEF73
triadic
#EFE173 #73EFE1 #E173EF
tetradic
#EFE173 #73EFA3 #7381EF #EF73BF
square
#EFE173 #73EFA3 #7381EF #EF73BF
split-complementary
#EFE173 #73BFEF #A373EF
monochromatic
#D0BB18 #E9D53C #EFE173 #F5EDAA #FCF9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#EFE173 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.69
#EFE173 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE173
15.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE173 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE173 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.69 | 15.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DB69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E178
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED4C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe173; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 225, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.9% 0.132 102.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ea9e',
500: '#efe173',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe173; $custom-light: #f7ea9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe173",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 225,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.226,
"s": 79.487,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89905,
"c": 0.13223,
"h": 102.1
},
"luminance": 0.73439
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE173
secondary
#3E4EC8
accent
#21DC0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160F
muted
#858480