#EFE993#EFE993
#EFE993 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.787; OKLCH L 92.0% C 0.107 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFE993 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 233, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 74%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 38%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.5%, 38.5%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.12, -10.16, 42.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.12, 43.71, 103.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.99% -0.0276 0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.99% 0.107 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.0031, 78.7368, 39.1082) |
| Luminance | 0.7873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.40
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.86
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.87
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.40
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.43
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFE993 #9399EF
analogous
#EFBB93 #EFE993 #C7EF93
triadic
#EFE993 #93EFE9 #E993EF
tetradic
#EFE993 #93EFBB #9399EF #EF93C7
square
#EFE993 #93EFBB #9399EF #EF93C7
split-complementary
#EFE993 #93C7EF #BB93EF
monochromatic
#DFD328 #E7DE5E #EFE993 #F7F4C8 #FBFAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#EFE993 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.75
#EFE993 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFE993
16.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFE993 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFE993 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.75 | 16.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E38D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE897
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBDED4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efe993; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 233, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.0% 0.107 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5efb4',
500: '#efe993',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efe993; $custom-light: #f5efb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efe993",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 233,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.087,
"s": 74.194,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91985,
"c": 0.10749,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.78735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFE993
secondary
#5B62CB
accent
#1CD60F
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF8
border
#D7D6D1
text
#171611
muted
#858581