#EFE8AA#EFE8AA
#EFE8AA is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.790; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.080 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE8AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 232, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 68%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 29%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 28.9%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.22, -6.97, 31.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.22, 31.86, 102.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.19% -0.0171 0.078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.19% 0.08 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.7093, 78.9677, 49.4872) |
| Luminance | 0.7897 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 0.30
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.39
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.41
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.89
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 4.50
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE8AA #AAB1EF
analogous
#EFC5AA #EFE8AA #D3EFAA
triadic
#EFE8AA #AAEFE8 #E8AAEF
tetradic
#EFE8AA #AAEFC5 #AAB1EF #EFAAD3
square
#EFE8AA #AAEFC5 #AAB1EF #EFAAD3
split-complementary
#EFE8AA #AAD3EF #C5AAEF
monochromatic
#DCCC43 #E5DA76 #EFE8AA #F9F6DE #FAF8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#EFE8AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.79
#EFE8AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE8AA
16.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE8AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE8AA | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.79 | 16.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E4A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E8AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9E0D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe8aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 232, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.080 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5efc3',
500: '#efe8aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe8aa; $custom-light: #f5efc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe8aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 232,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.913,
"s": 68.317,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92186,
"c": 0.07984,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.78966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE8AA
secondary
#707ACD
accent
#28D015
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#171612
muted
#858582