#EFECAD#EFECAD
#EFECAD is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.814; OKLCH L 93.1% C 0.081 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFECAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 236, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 67%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 28%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 27.6%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.29, -8.60, 31.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.29, 32.17, 105.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.05% -0.0217 0.0778) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.05% 0.081 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.1351, 81.3600, 51.3784) |
| Luminance | 0.8136 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 1.16
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.08
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.67
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 3.77
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.93
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFECAD #ADB0EF
analogous
#EFCBAD #EFECAD #D1EFAD
triadic
#EFECAD #ADEFEC #ECADEF
tetradic
#EFECAD #ADEFCB #ADB0EF #EFADD1
square
#EFECAD #ADEFCB #ADB0EF #EFADD1
split-complementary
#EFECAD #ADD1EF #CBADEF
monochromatic
#DBD447 #E5E07A #EFECAD #F9F8E0 #FAF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#EFECAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.27
#EFECAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFECAD
17.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFECAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFECAD | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.27 | 17.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7E7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9EAAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9E4DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efecad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 236, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.1% 0.081 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f2c6',
500: '#efecad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efecad; $custom-light: #f5f2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efecad",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 236,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.273,
"s": 67.347,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93052,
"c": 0.08081,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.81359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFECAD
secondary
#7377CD
accent
#1FCF16
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#171613
muted
#858582