#EFE7A2#EFE7A2
#EFE7A2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.781; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.088 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE7A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 231, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 71%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 32%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.3%, 32.2%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.83, -7.46, 34.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.83, 35.43, 102.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.84% -0.0189 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.84% 0.088 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.6948, 78.1128, 45.5286) |
| Luminance | 0.7811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 1.53
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.38
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.97
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.73
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.36
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE7A2 #A2AAEF
analogous
#EFC0A2 #EFE7A2 #D0EFA2
triadic
#EFE7A2 #A2EFE7 #E7A2EF
tetradic
#EFE7A2 #A2EFC0 #A2AAEF #EFA2D0
square
#EFE7A2 #A2EFC0 #A2AAEF #EFA2D0
split-complementary
#EFE7A2 #A2D0EF #C0A2EF
monochromatic
#DDCC3A #E6DA6E #EFE7A2 #F8F4D6 #FBF8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#EFE7A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.62
#EFE7A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE7A2
16.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE7A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE7A2 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.62 | 16.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E29D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E7A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FADED5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe7a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 231, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.088 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5eebe',
500: '#efe7a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe7a2; $custom-light: #f5eebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe7a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 231,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.766,
"s": 70.642,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91835,
"c": 0.08822,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.78111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE7A2
secondary
#6973CC
accent
#27D313
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171612
muted
#858582