#EFEAA2#EFEAA2
#EFEAA2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.798; OKLCH L 92.4% C 0.092 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFEAA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 234, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 71%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 32%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 32.2%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.60, -8.96, 35.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.60, 36.76, 104.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.44% -0.0232 0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.44% 0.092 104.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.5417, 79.8065, 45.8109) |
| Luminance | 0.7981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 1.99
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 2.91
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.55
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.75
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.76
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFEAA2 #A2A7EF
analogous
#EFC3A2 #EFEAA2 #CDEFA2
triadic
#EFEAA2 #A2EFEA #EAA2EF
tetradic
#EFEAA2 #A2EFC3 #A2A7EF #EFA2CD
square
#EFEAA2 #A2EFC3 #A2A7EF #EFA2CD
split-complementary
#EFEAA2 #A2CDEF #C3A2EF
monochromatic
#DDD23A #E6DE6E #EFEAA2 #F8F6D6 #FBF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EFEAA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.96
#EFEAA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFEAA2
16.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFEAA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFEAA2 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.96 | 16.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E59D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E9A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAE1D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efeaa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 234, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.4% 0.092 104.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f0be',
500: '#efeaa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efeaa2; $custom-light: #f5f0be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efeaa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 234,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.104,
"s": 70.642,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92442,
"c": 0.09155,
"h": 104.7
},
"luminance": 0.79805
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFEAA2
secondary
#696FCC
accent
#1FD313
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171612
muted
#858582