#EFE3AB#EFE3AB
#EFE3AB is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.762; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.073 H 97.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE3AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 227, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 68%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 28%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 28.5%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.97, -4.32, 28.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.97, 29.21, 98.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.2% -0.0095 0.0727) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.2% 0.073 97.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.4169, 76.2308, 49.5248) |
| Luminance | 0.7623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 0.87
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.15
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.42
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.05
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.58
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE3AB #ABB7EF
analogous
#EFC1AB #EFE3AB #D9EFAB
triadic
#EFE3AB #ABEFE3 #E3ABEF
tetradic
#EFE3AB #ABEFC1 #ABB7EF #EFABD9
square
#EFE3AB #ABEFC1 #ABB7EF #EFABD9
split-complementary
#EFE3AB #ABD9EF #C1ABEF
monochromatic
#DBC144 #E5D278 #EFE3AB #F9F4DE #FAF6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#EFE3AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.25
#EFE3AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE3AB
16.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE3AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE3AB | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.25 | 16.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEE0A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E4AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FADBD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe3ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 227, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.073 97.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5ebc4',
500: '#efe3ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe3ab; $custom-light: #f5ebc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe3ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 227,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.412,
"s": 68,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91201,
"c": 0.07336,
"h": 97.4
},
"luminance": 0.76229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE3AB
secondary
#7182CD
accent
#36D016
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF9
border
#D6D5D2
text
#171612
muted
#858482