#EFECAA#EFECAA
#EFECAA is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.812; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.084 H 105.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFECAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 236, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 68%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 29%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 28.9%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.24, -8.98, 32.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.24, 33.68, 105.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93% -0.0229 0.0812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93% 0.084 105.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.8481, 81.2452, 49.8667) |
| Luminance | 0.8124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 1.35
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.03
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.72
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.76
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.87
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFECAA #AAADEF
analogous
#EFC9AA #EFECAA #D0EFAA
triadic
#EFECAA #AAEFEC #ECAAEF
tetradic
#EFECAA #AAEFC9 #AAADEF #EFAAD0
square
#EFECAA #AAEFC9 #AAADEF #EFAAD0
split-complementary
#EFECAA #AAD0EF #C9AAEF
monochromatic
#DCD543 #E5E076 #EFECAA #F9F8DE #FAF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#EFECAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.25
#EFECAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFECAA
17.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFECAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFECAA | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.25 | 17.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E7A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9EAAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9E4DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efecaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 236, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.084 105.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f2c3',
500: '#efecaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efecaa; $custom-light: #f5f2c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efecaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 236,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.391,
"s": 68.317,
"l": 80.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92995,
"c": 0.0844,
"h": 105.7
},
"luminance": 0.81244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFECAA
secondary
#7075CD
accent
#1DD015
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#171612
muted
#858582