#EFECA4#EFECA4
#EFECA4 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.810; OKLCH L 92.9% C 0.091 H 106.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFECA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 236, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 70%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 31%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 31.4%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.14, -9.72, 35.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.14, 36.67, 105.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.88% -0.0253 0.0879) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.88% 0.092 106) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.2934, 81.0233, 46.9455) |
| Luminance | 0.8102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.19
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.25
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.34
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.70
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.74
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFECA4 #A4A7EF
analogous
#EFC7A4 #EFECA4 #CDEFA4
triadic
#EFECA4 #A4EFEC #ECA4EF
tetradic
#EFECA4 #A4EFC7 #A4A7EF #EFA4CD
square
#EFECA4 #A4EFC7 #A4A7EF #EFA4CD
split-complementary
#EFECA4 #A4CDEF #C7A4EF
monochromatic
#DDD63C #E6E170 #EFECA4 #F8F7D8 #FAFAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#EFECA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.20
#EFECA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFECA4
17.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFECA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFECA4 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.20 | 17.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E79F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAEAA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAE3D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E8E8E8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efeca4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 236, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.9% 0.091 106.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f2bf',
500: '#efeca4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efeca4; $custom-light: #f5f2bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efeca4",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 236,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.6,
"s": 70.093,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92884,
"c": 0.0915,
"h": 106
},
"luminance": 0.81022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFECA4
secondary
#6B6FCC
accent
#1BD213
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#171612
muted
#858582