#EFEED9#EFEED9
#EFEED9 is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.845; OKLCH L 94.4% C 0.028 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFEED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 238, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 41%, 89%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 9%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 9.2%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.67, -3.22, 10.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.67, 10.78, 107.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.43% -0.007 0.0268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.43% 0.028 104.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(78.6940, 84.5100, 77.7986) |
| Luminance | 0.8451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 2.01
Eggshell
#F0EAD6
ΔE00 2.50
Cornsilk
#FFF8DC
ΔE00 3.83
Off White (survey)
#FFFFE4
ΔE00 3.94
Ivory
#FFFFF0
ΔE00 4.20
Lightyellow
#FFFFE0
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFEED9 #D9DAEF
analogous
#EFE3D9 #EFEED9 #E5EFD9
triadic
#EFEED9 #D9EFEE #EED9EF
tetradic
#EFEED9 #D9EFE3 #D9DAEF #EFD9E5
square
#EFEED9 #D9EFE3 #D9DAEF #EFD9E5
split-complementary
#EFEED9 #D9E5EF #E3D9EF
monochromatic
#CBC783 #DDDBAE #EFEED9 #F6F5E9 #F6F5E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#EFEED9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.90
#EFEED9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFEED9
17.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFEED9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFEED9 | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.90 | 17.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2ECD8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3EDDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3EBE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efeed9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 238, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.4% 0.028 104.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4f3e4',
500: '#efeed9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efeed9; $custom-light: #f4f3e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efeed9",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 238,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.273,
"s": 40.741,
"l": 89.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94429,
"c": 0.02775,
"h": 104.7
},
"luminance": 0.8451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFEED9
secondary
#A1A3CB
accent
#38B432
background
#FFFFFE
surface
#FEFEFC
border
#D6D6D5
text
#171715
muted
#858584