#EFE46E#EFE46E
#EFE46E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.140 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 228, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 54%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 54%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.38, -11.10, 58.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.38, 59.08, 100.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.46% -0.0337 0.1356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.46% 0.14 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.1565, 74.9655, 25.7338) |
| Luminance | 0.7496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.55
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.78
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.91
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.87
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.98
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE46E #6E79EF
analogous
#EFA36E #EFE46E #B9EF6E
triadic
#EFE46E #6EEFE4 #E46EEF
tetradic
#EFE46E #6EEFA3 #6E79EF #EF6EB9
square
#EFE46E #6EEFA3 #6E79EF #EF6EB9
split-complementary
#EFE46E #6EB9EF #A36EEF
monochromatic
#CCBD17 #E9DA37 #EFE46E #F5EEA5 #FBF9DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#EFE46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#EFE46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE46E
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE46E | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E374
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 228, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.140 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ec9b',
500: '#efe46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe46e; $custom-light: #f7ec9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 228,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.884,
"s": 80.124,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90459,
"c": 0.13972,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.74963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE46E
secondary
#3A46C7
accent
#1BDC09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F