#EFE18D#EFE18D
#EFE18D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.741; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.106 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE18D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 225, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 41%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.98, -6.79, 42.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.98, 43.30, 99.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.27% -0.0183 0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.27% 0.106 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.3309, 74.1263, 35.9552) |
| Luminance | 0.7412 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.71
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.34
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.85
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.49
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.57
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE18D #8D9BEF
analogous
#EFB08D #EFE18D #CCEF8D
triadic
#EFE18D #8DEFE1 #E18DEF
tetradic
#EFE18D #8DEFB0 #8D9BEF #EF8DCC
square
#EFE18D #8DEFB0 #8D9BEF #EF8DCC
split-complementary
#EFE18D #8DCCEF #B08DEF
monochromatic
#E0C522 #E7D357 #EFE18D #F7EFC3 #FBF8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#EFE18D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.82
#EFE18D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE18D
15.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE18D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE18D | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.82 | 15.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DC87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E290
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDD6CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe18d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 225, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.106 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6eaaf',
500: '#efe18d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe18d; $custom-light: #f6eaaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe18d",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 225,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 75.385,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90267,
"c": 0.10577,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.74124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE18D
secondary
#5666CB
accent
#2BD80E
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481