#EFE3AA#EFE3AA
#EFE3AA is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.075 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 227, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 68%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 29%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 28.9%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.95, -4.45, 29.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.95, 29.72, 98.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.18% -0.0099 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.18% 0.075 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.3219, 76.1928, 49.0247) |
| Luminance | 0.7619 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 0.81
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.23
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.30
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.92
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.62
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE3AA #AAB6EF
analogous
#EFC0AA #EFE3AA #D9EFAA
triadic
#EFE3AA #AAEFE3 #E3AAEF
tetradic
#EFE3AA #AAEFC0 #AAB6EF #EFAAD9
square
#EFE3AA #AAEFC0 #AAB6EF #EFAAD9
split-complementary
#EFE3AA #AAD9EF #C0AAEF
monochromatic
#DCC143 #E5D276 #EFE3AA #F9F4DE #FAF7E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#EFE3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.24
#EFE3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE3AA
16.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE3AA | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.24 | 16.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEE0A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E4AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FADBD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 227, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.075 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5ebc3',
500: '#efe3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe3aa; $custom-light: #f5ebc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 227,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.565,
"s": 68.317,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91181,
"c": 0.07456,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.76191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE3AA
secondary
#7081CD
accent
#36D015
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#171612
muted
#858482