#EFE3A2#EFE3A2
#EFE3A2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.759; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.084 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE3A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 227, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 71%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 32%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 32.2%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.81, -5.44, 33.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.81, 33.73, 99.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.03% -0.0131 0.083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.03% 0.084 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.5881, 75.8992, 45.1597) |
| Luminance | 0.7590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 1.77
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.08
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.42
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.31
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.48
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE3A2 #A2AEEF
analogous
#EFBCA2 #EFE3A2 #D4EFA2
triadic
#EFE3A2 #A2EFE3 #E3A2EF
tetradic
#EFE3A2 #A2EFBC #A2AEEF #EFA2D4
square
#EFE3A2 #A2EFBC #A2AEEF #EFA2D4
split-complementary
#EFE3A2 #A2D4EF #BCA2EF
monochromatic
#DDC43A #E6D36E #EFE3A2 #F8F3D6 #FBF7E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#EFE3A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.18
#EFE3A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE3A2
16.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE3A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE3A2 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.18 | 16.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFDF9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3E4A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FADAD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe3a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 227, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.084 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5ebbe',
500: '#efe3a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe3a2; $custom-light: #f5ebbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe3a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 227,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.649,
"s": 70.642,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91029,
"c": 0.08402,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.75898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE3A2
secondary
#6978CC
accent
#31D313
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#171612
muted
#858482