#EFFAA8#EFFAA8
#EFFAA8 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.895; OKLCH L 95.8% C 0.104 H 114.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFFAA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 250, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 33%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.4%, 0%, 32.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.81, -16.13, 38.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.81, 41.46, 112.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.82% -0.0434 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.82% 0.104 114.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.8502, 89.5498, 50.2746) |
| Luminance | 0.8955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.74
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.42
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.46
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.64
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 4.93
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFFAA8 #B3A8FA
analogous
#FADCA8 #EFFAA8 #C6FAA8
triadic
#EFFAA8 #A8EFFA #FAA8EF
tetradic
#EFFAA8 #A8FADC #B3A8FA #FAA8C6
square
#EFFAA8 #A8FADC #B3A8FA #FAA8C6
split-complementary
#EFFAA8 #A8C6FA #DCA8FA
monochromatic
#DAF334 #E4F76E #EFFAA8 #FAFDE2 #FAFDE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.11
#EFFAA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.91
#EFFAA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFFAA8
18.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFFAA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFFAA8 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 18.91 | 18.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF2A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF4AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8F1E5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F3F3F3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #effaa8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 250, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.8% 0.104 114.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5fbc2',
500: '#effaa8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #effaa8; $custom-light: #f5fbc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#effaa8",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 250,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.049,
"s": 89.13,
"l": 81.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95818,
"c": 0.10416,
"h": 114.6
},
"luminance": 0.89549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFFAA8
secondary
#796ADC
accent
#00E61F
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF9
border
#D6D7D2
text
#171712
muted
#858582