#EFFAA3#EFFAA3
#EFFAA3 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.894; OKLCH L 95.7% C 0.110 H 114.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFFAA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 250, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 90%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 35%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 0%, 34.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.73, -16.73, 40.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.73, 43.88, 112.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.73% -0.0453 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.73% 0.11 114.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.3934, 89.3671, 47.8684) |
| Luminance | 0.8937 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.04
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.65
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.82
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.04
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.87
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFFAA3 #AEA3FA
analogous
#FAD9A3 #EFFAA3 #C3FAA3
triadic
#EFFAA3 #A3EFFA #FAA3EF
tetradic
#EFFAA3 #A3FAD9 #AEA3FA #FAA3C3
square
#EFFAA3 #A3FAD9 #AEA3FA #FAA3C3
split-complementary
#EFFAA3 #A3C3FA #D9A3FA
monochromatic
#DBF42F #E5F769 #EFFAA3 #F9FDDD #FAFDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.11
#EFFAA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.87
#EFFAA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFFAA3
18.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFFAA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFFAA3 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 18.87 | 18.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF29D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF4A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9F1E4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F3F3F3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #effaa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 250, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.7% 0.110 114.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5fbbf',
500: '#effaa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #effaa3; $custom-light: #f5fbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#effaa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 250,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.586,
"s": 89.691,
"l": 80.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95733,
"c": 0.10985,
"h": 114.4
},
"luminance": 0.89366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFFAA3
secondary
#7465DC
accent
#00E61D
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF9
border
#D6D7D2
text
#171712
muted
#858582