#EFE19C#EFE19C
#EFE19C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.089 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE19C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 225, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 72%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 35%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 34.7%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.21, -5.14, 35.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.21, 35.90, 98.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.52% -0.0125 0.0881) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.52% 0.089 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.5236, 74.6033, 42.2363) |
| Luminance | 0.7460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.50
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.90
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.02
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.82
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.90
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE19C #9CAAEF
analogous
#EFB89C #EFE19C #D3EF9C
triadic
#EFE19C #9CEFE1 #E19CEF
tetradic
#EFE19C #9CEFB8 #9CAAEF #EF9CD3
square
#EFE19C #9CEFB8 #9CAAEF #EF9CD3
split-complementary
#EFE19C #9CD3EF #B89CEF
monochromatic
#DEC133 #E6D167 #EFE19C #F8F1D1 #FBF7E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#EFE19C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.92
#EFE19C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE19C
15.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE19C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE19C | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.92 | 15.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDD97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E29E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBD7CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe19c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 225, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.089 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5eaba',
500: '#efe19c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe19c; $custom-light: #f5eaba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe19c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 225,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.88,
"s": 72.174,
"l": 77.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90518,
"c": 0.08899,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.74601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE19C
secondary
#6375CC
accent
#32D411
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481