#EFE66F#EFE66F
#EFE66F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.761; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.141 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE66F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 230, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 80%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 54%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 53.6%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.90, -12.01, 58.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.90, 59.41, 101.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.88% -0.0362 0.136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.88% 0.141 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7646, 76.0942, 26.2066) |
| Luminance | 0.7609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.49
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.71
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.31
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.38
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.03
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE66F #6F78EF
analogous
#EFA66F #EFE66F #B8EF6F
triadic
#EFE66F #6FEFE6 #E66FEF
tetradic
#EFE66F #6FEFA6 #6F78EF #EF6FB8
square
#EFE66F #6FEFA6 #6F78EF #EF6FB8
split-complementary
#EFE66F #6FB8EF #A66FEF
monochromatic
#CDC017 #E9DC38 #EFE66F #F5F0A6 #FBF9DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#EFE66F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.22
#EFE66F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE66F
16.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE66F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE66F | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.22 | 16.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DF63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE575
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FED9CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe66f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 230, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.141 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7ed9c',
500: '#efe66f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe66f; $custom-light: #f7ed9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe66f",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 230,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.781,
"s": 80,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9088,
"c": 0.14077,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.76092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE66F
secondary
#3B45C8
accent
#18DC09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F