#EFE18E#EFE18E
#EFE18E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.742; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.105 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 225, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 41%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 40.6%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.00, -6.69, 42.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.00, 42.81, 98.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.28% -0.0179 0.1031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.28% 0.105 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.4057, 74.1562, 36.3488) |
| Luminance | 0.7415 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.80
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.43
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.87
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.36
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.58
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE18E #8E9CEF
analogous
#EFB08E #EFE18E #CDEF8E
triadic
#EFE18E #8EEFE1 #E18EEF
tetradic
#EFE18E #8EEFB0 #8E9CEF #EF8ECD
square
#EFE18E #8EEFB0 #8E9CEF #EF8ECD
split-complementary
#EFE18E #8ECDEF #B08EEF
monochromatic
#E0C523 #E7D358 #EFE18E #F7EFC4 #FBF8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#EFE18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.83
#EFE18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE18E
15.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE18E | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.83 | 15.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DC88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E291
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCD6CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 225, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.105 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6eab0',
500: '#efe18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe18e; $custom-light: #f6eab0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 225,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.34,
"s": 75.194,
"l": 74.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90283,
"c": 0.10468,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.74154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE18E
secondary
#5667CB
accent
#2BD70E
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481