#EFE68A#EFE68A
#EFE68A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.768; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.114 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE68A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 230, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 42.3%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.22, -9.60, 45.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.22, 46.80, 101.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.24% -0.0267 0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.24% 0.114 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.4823, 76.7812, 35.2526) |
| Luminance | 0.7678 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 0.41
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.08
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.50
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.47
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.78
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE68A #8A93EF
analogous
#EFB48A #EFE68A #C6EF8A
triadic
#EFE68A #8AEFE6 #E68AEF
tetradic
#EFE68A #8AEFB4 #8A93EF #EF8AC6
square
#EFE68A #8AEFB4 #8A93EF #EF8AC6
split-complementary
#EFE68A #8AC6EF #B48AEF
monochromatic
#E0CF1F #E8DA54 #EFE68A #F6F2C0 #FBF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#EFE68A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.36
#EFE68A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE68A
16.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE68A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE68A | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.36 | 16.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E083
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E58E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCDBD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe68a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 230, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.114 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6edad',
500: '#efe68a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe68a; $custom-light: #f6edad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe68a",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 230,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.653,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91236,
"c": 0.11405,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.76779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE68A
secondary
#535ECA
accent
#1FD80D
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FFFDF7
border
#D7D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481