#EFFA99#EFFA99
#EFFA99 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.890; OKLCH L 95.6% C 0.121 H 114.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFFA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 250, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 91%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 39%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 0%, 38.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.59, -17.86, 45.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.59, 48.68, 111.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.57% -0.0492 0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.57% 0.121 114) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.5326, 89.0228, 43.3349) |
| Luminance | 0.8902 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.21
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.44
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.80
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.84
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.87
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFFA99 #A499FA
analogous
#FAD599 #EFFA99 #BFFA99
triadic
#EFFA99 #99EFFA #FA99EF
tetradic
#EFFA99 #99FAD5 #A499FA #FA99BF
square
#EFFA99 #99FAD5 #A499FA #FA99BF
split-complementary
#EFFA99 #99BFFA #D599FA
monochromatic
#DDF424 #E6F75F #EFFA99 #F8FDD3 #FAFEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.12
#EFFA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.80
#EFFA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFFA99
18.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFFA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFFA99 | 1.00 | 1.12 | 18.80 | 18.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF192
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF39D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAF0E2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F2F2F2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #effa99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 250, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.6% 0.121 114.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5fbb8',
500: '#effa99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #effa99; $custom-light: #f5fbb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#effa99",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 250,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.804,
"s": 90.654,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95572,
"c": 0.12093,
"h": 114
},
"luminance": 0.89022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFFA99
secondary
#6B5DDB
accent
#00E61A
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF8
border
#D7D7D1
text
#171711
muted
#858581