#EFE46F#EFE46F
#EFE46F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.139 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE46F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 228, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 80%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 54%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 53.6%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.39, -11.02, 57.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.39, 58.63, 100.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.47% -0.0334 0.1347) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.47% 0.139 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.2113, 74.9874, 26.0221) |
| Luminance | 0.7499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.58
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.85
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.99
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.86
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.89
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE46F #6F7AEF
analogous
#EFA46F #EFE46F #BAEF6F
triadic
#EFE46F #6FEFE4 #E46FEF
tetradic
#EFE46F #6FEFA4 #6F7AEF #EF6FBA
square
#EFE46F #6FEFA4 #6F7AEF #EF6FBA
split-complementary
#EFE46F #6FBAEF #A46FEF
monochromatic
#CDBD17 #E9DA38 #EFE46F #F5EEA6 #FBF9DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#EFE46F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.00
#EFE46F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE46F
16.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE46F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE46F | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DD64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E375
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe46f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 228, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.139 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ec9b',
500: '#efe46f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe46f; $custom-light: #f7ec9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe46f",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 228,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.844,
"s": 80,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9047,
"c": 0.13881,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.74985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE46F
secondary
#3B47C8
accent
#1BDC09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F