#EFE39A#EFE39A
#EFE39A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.756; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.093 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE39A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 227, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 73%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 36%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 35.6%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.68, -6.38, 37.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.68, 37.71, 99.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.89% -0.0162 0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.89% 0.093 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.8994, 75.6238, 41.5330) |
| Luminance | 0.7562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.90
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.94
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.97
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.21
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.19
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE39A #9AA6EF
analogous
#EFB89A #EFE39A #D1EF9A
triadic
#EFE39A #9AEFE3 #E39AEF
tetradic
#EFE39A #9AEFB8 #9AA6EF #EF9AD1
square
#EFE39A #9AEFB8 #9AA6EF #EF9AD1
split-complementary
#EFE39A #9AD1EF #B89AEF
monochromatic
#DEC630 #E7D465 #EFE39A #F7F2CF #FBF8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#EFE39A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.12
#EFE39A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE39A
16.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE39A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE39A | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.12 | 16.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DF95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E49D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBD9D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe39a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 227, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.093 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5ebb8',
500: '#efe39a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe39a; $custom-light: #f5ebb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe39a",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 227,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.529,
"s": 72.65,
"l": 77.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90886,
"c": 0.09327,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.75622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE39A
secondary
#6270CC
accent
#2CD511
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF8
border
#D7D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481