#EFE37E#EFE37E
#EFE37E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.748; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.123 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE37E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 227, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 78%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 47%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 47.3%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.30, -9.25, 50.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.30, 51.31, 100.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.45% -0.0268 0.1205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.45% 0.123 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.8333, 74.7973, 30.6514) |
| Luminance | 0.7480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.90
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.49
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.72
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.03
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.19
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE37E #7E8AEF
analogous
#EFAB7E #EFE37E #C3EF7E
triadic
#EFE37E #7EEFE3 #E37EEF
tetradic
#EFE37E #7EEFAB #7E8AEF #EF7EC3
square
#EFE37E #7EEFAB #7E8AEF #EF7EC3
split-complementary
#EFE37E #7EC3EF #AB7EEF
monochromatic
#D8C41B #E8D748 #EFE37E #F6EFB4 #FCF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#EFE37E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.96
#EFE37E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE37E
15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE37E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE37E | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.96 | 15.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DD75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E382
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe37e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 227, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.123 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6eba5',
500: '#efe37e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe37e; $custom-light: #f6eba5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe37e",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 227,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.628,
"s": 77.931,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90454,
"c": 0.12345,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.74795
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE37E
secondary
#4856C9
accent
#21DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480