#EFE191#EFE191
#EFE191 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.742; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.101 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE191 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 225, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 75%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 39%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 39.3%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.04, -6.37, 40.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.04, 41.34, 98.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.33% -0.0168 0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.33% 0.101 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6340, 74.2475, 37.5510) |
| Luminance | 0.7425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.15
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.75
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.99
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.34
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE191 #919FEF
analogous
#EFB291 #EFE191 #CEEF91
triadic
#EFE191 #91EFE1 #E191EF
tetradic
#EFE191 #91EFB2 #919FEF #EF91CE
square
#EFE191 #91EFB2 #919FEF #EF91CE
split-complementary
#EFE191 #91CEEF #B291EF
monochromatic
#DFC426 #E7D25C #EFE191 #F7F0C6 #FBF8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#EFE191 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.85
#EFE191 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE191
15.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE191 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE191 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.85 | 15.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFDC8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E294
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCD6CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe191; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 225, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.101 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5eab2',
500: '#efe191',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe191; $custom-light: #f5eab2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe191",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 225,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.064,
"s": 74.603,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90331,
"c": 0.10139,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.74245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE191
secondary
#596ACB
accent
#2DD70F
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481