#EFEC81#EFEC81
#EFEC81 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.799; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.130 H 107.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFEC81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 236, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 77%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 46%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 46%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.65, -13.44, 51.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.65, 53.62, 104.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.34% -0.0385 0.1239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.34% 0.13 107.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.5560, 79.9283, 32.5283) |
| Luminance | 0.7993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.08
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.19
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.20
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.69
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.85
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFEC81 #8184EF
analogous
#EFB581 #EFEC81 #BBEF81
triadic
#EFEC81 #81EFEC #EC81EF
tetradic
#EFEC81 #81EFB5 #8184EF #EF81BB
square
#EFEC81 #81EFB5 #8184EF #EF81BB
split-complementary
#EFEC81 #81BBEF #B581EF
monochromatic
#DAD51C #E8E44B #EFEC81 #F6F4B7 #FCFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EFEC81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#EFEC81 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFEC81
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFEC81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFEC81 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE578
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE986
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDE0D3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efec81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 236, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.130 107.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f2a8',
500: '#efec81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efec81; $custom-light: #f6f2a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efec81",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 236,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.364,
"s": 77.465,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92336,
"c": 0.12976,
"h": 107.3
},
"luminance": 0.79927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFEC81
secondary
#4B4EC9
accent
#11DA0C
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858580