#EFEB8B#EFEB8B
#EFEB8B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.796; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.118 H 106.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFEB8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 235, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 41.8%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.52, -11.99, 46.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.52, 48.45, 104.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.27% -0.0334 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.27% 0.118 106.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.9664, 79.6331, 36.1062) |
| Luminance | 0.7963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.95
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.03
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.14
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.05
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.45
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFEB8B #8B8FEF
analogous
#EFB98B #EFEB8B #C1EF8B
triadic
#EFEB8B #8BEFEB #EB8BEF
tetradic
#EFEB8B #8BEFB9 #8B8FEF #EF8BC1
square
#EFEB8B #8BEFB9 #8B8FEF #EF8BC1
split-complementary
#EFEB8B #8BC1EF #B98BEF
monochromatic
#E0D81F #E8E255 #EFEB8B #F6F4C1 #FBFAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EFEB8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.93
#EFEB8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFEB8B
16.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFEB8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFEB8B | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.93 | 16.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE483
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE98F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCE0D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efeb8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 235, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.118 106.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f1ae',
500: '#efeb8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efeb8b; $custom-light: #f6f1ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efeb8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 235,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.6,
"s": 75.758,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92271,
"c": 0.11834,
"h": 106.4
},
"luminance": 0.79631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFEB8B
secondary
#5459CA
accent
#16D80E
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858581