#EFE66C#EFE66C
#EFE66C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.760; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.143 H 105.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE66C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 230, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 80%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 55%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 54.8%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.87, -12.24, 59.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.87, 60.75, 101.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.85% -0.0372 0.1386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.85% 0.143 105) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.6022, 76.0292, 25.3512) |
| Luminance | 0.7603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.45
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.47
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.16
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.36
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.36
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE66C #6C75EF
analogous
#EFA46C #EFE66C #B6EF6C
triadic
#EFE66C #6CEFE6 #E66CEF
tetradic
#EFE66C #6CEFA4 #6C75EF #EF6CB6
square
#EFE66C #6CEFA4 #6C75EF #EF6CB6
split-complementary
#EFE66C #6CB6EF #A46CEF
monochromatic
#CBBE16 #E9DD35 #EFE66C #F5EFA3 #FBF9DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#EFE66C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.21
#EFE66C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE66C
16.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE66C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE66C | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.21 | 16.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DF60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE572
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFD9CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe66c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 230, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.143 105.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ed9a',
500: '#efe66c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe66c; $custom-light: #f7ed9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe66c",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 230,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.878,
"s": 80.368,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90847,
"c": 0.14345,
"h": 105
},
"luminance": 0.76027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE66C
secondary
#3842C7
accent
#17DD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F