#EFE37F#EFE37F
#EFE37F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.748; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.122 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE37F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 227, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 78%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 47%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 46.9%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.31, -9.16, 50.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.31, 50.84, 100.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.47% -0.0264 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.47% 0.122 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.8982, 74.8233, 30.9929) |
| Luminance | 0.7482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.77
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.47
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.83
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.96
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.31
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE37F #7F8BEF
analogous
#EFAB7F #EFE37F #C3EF7F
triadic
#EFE37F #7FEFE3 #E37FEF
tetradic
#EFE37F #7FEFAB #7F8BEF #EF7FC3
square
#EFE37F #7FEFAB #7F8BEF #EF7FC3
split-complementary
#EFE37F #7FC3EF #AB7FEF
monochromatic
#D9C41B #E8D749 #EFE37F #F6EFB5 #FCF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#EFE37F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.96
#EFE37F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE37F
15.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE37F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE37F | 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)
#F3DD77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E383
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe37f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 227, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.122 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6eba6',
500: '#efe37f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe37f; $custom-light: #f6eba6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe37f",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 227,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.571,
"s": 77.778,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90467,
"c": 0.12244,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.74821
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE37F
secondary
#4957C9
accent
#22DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480