#EFE2A3#EFE2A3
#EFE2A3 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.754; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.082 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 226, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 70%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 32%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 31.8%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.58, -4.82, 32.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.58, 32.81, 98.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.85% -0.0112 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.85% 0.082 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.4046, 75.3895, 45.5388) |
| Luminance | 0.7539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 1.38
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.36
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.61
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.89
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.79
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE2A3 #A3B0EF
analogous
#EFBCA3 #EFE2A3 #D6EFA3
triadic
#EFE2A3 #A3EFE2 #E2A3EF
tetradic
#EFE2A3 #A3EFBC #A3B0EF #EFA3D6
square
#EFE2A3 #A3EFBC #A3B0EF #EFA3D6
split-complementary
#EFE2A3 #A3D6EF #BCA3EF
monochromatic
#DDC13B #E6D26F #EFE2A3 #F8F2D7 #FAF7E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#EFE2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.08
#EFE2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE2A3
16.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE2A3 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.08 | 16.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDE9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E3A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAD9D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 226, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.082 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5ebbe',
500: '#efe2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe2a3; $custom-light: #f5ebbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 226,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.737,
"s": 70.37,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90847,
"c": 0.08184,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.75388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE2A3
secondary
#6A7BCC
accent
#34D213
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#171612
muted
#858482