#EFE8AB#EFE8AB
#EFE8AB is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.790; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.079 H 102.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE8AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 232, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 68%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 28%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 28.5%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.24, -6.85, 30.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.24, 31.36, 102.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.21% -0.0167 0.0768) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.21% 0.079 102.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.8043, 79.0056, 49.9872) |
| Luminance | 0.7900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 0.37
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 2.32
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.47
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.79
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 4.43
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE8AB #ABB2EF
analogous
#EFC6AB #EFE8AB #D4EFAB
triadic
#EFE8AB #ABEFE8 #E8ABEF
tetradic
#EFE8AB #ABEFC6 #ABB2EF #EFABD4
square
#EFE8AB #ABEFC6 #ABB2EF #EFABD4
split-complementary
#EFE8AB #ABD4EF #C6ABEF
monochromatic
#DBCC44 #E5DA78 #EFE8AB #F9F6DE #FAF8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#EFE8AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.80
#EFE8AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE8AB
16.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE8AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE8AB | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.80 | 16.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3E4A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E8AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9E0D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe8ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 232, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.079 102.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5efc4',
500: '#efe8ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe8ab; $custom-light: #f5efc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe8ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 232,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.824,
"s": 68,
"l": 80.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92205,
"c": 0.07864,
"h": 102.3
},
"luminance": 0.79004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE8AB
secondary
#717BCD
accent
#29D016
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#171612
muted
#858582