#EFEFB3#EFEFB3
#EFEFB3 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.833; OKLCH L 93.8% C 0.077 H 107.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFEFB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 239, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 65%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 25%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 25.1%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.16, -9.31, 29.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.16, 30.58, 107.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.78% -0.0236 0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.78% 0.077 107.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.5998, 83.3394, 54.7953) |
| Luminance | 0.8334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.24
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 3.14
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 3.29
Ecru
#FEFFCA
ΔE00 3.75
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.78
Ivory (survey)
#FFFFCB
ΔE00 3.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFEFB3 #B3B3EF
analogous
#EFD1B3 #EFEFB3 #D1EFB3
triadic
#EFEFB3 #B3EFEF #EFB3EF
tetradic
#EFEFB3 #B3EFD1 #B3B3EF #EFB3D1
square
#EFEFB3 #B3EFD1 #B3B3EF #EFB3D1
split-complementary
#EFEFB3 #B3D1EF #D1B3EF
monochromatic
#DADA4E #E4E480 #EFEFB3 #FAFAE6 #FAFAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#EFEFB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.67
#EFEFB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFEFB3
17.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFEFB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFEFB3 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.67 | 17.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9EAAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAEDB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8E7DF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #efefb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 239, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.8% 0.077 107.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f4ca',
500: '#efefb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #efefb3; $custom-light: #f5f4ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#efefb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 239,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 65.217,
"l": 81.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93776,
"c": 0.07714,
"h": 107.8
},
"luminance": 0.83338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFEFB3
secondary
#7979CD
accent
#18CD18
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#171713
muted
#858582