#EFFE9D#EFFE9D
#EFFE9D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.917; OKLCH L 96.5% C 0.122 H 115.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EFFE9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 254, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 98%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 38%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.9%, 0%, 38.2%, 0.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.69, -19.35, 44.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.69, 48.74, 113.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.46% -0.0531 0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.46% 0.122 115.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(77.1246, 91.6694, 45.5228) |
| Luminance | 0.9167 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.46
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.92
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.12
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.39
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.52
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EFFE9D #AC9DFE
analogous
#FEDC9D #EFFE9D #BEFE9D
triadic
#EFFE9D #9DEFFE #FE9DEF
tetradic
#EFFE9D #9DFEDC #AC9DFE #FE9DBE
square
#EFFE9D #9DFEDC #AC9DFE #FE9DBE
split-complementary
#EFFE9D #9DBEFE #DC9DFE
monochromatic
#DBFD24 #E5FD60 #EFFE9D #F9FFDA #FAFFE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.09
#EFFE9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.33
#EFFE9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EFFE9D
19.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EFFE9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EFFE9D | 1.00 | 1.09 | 19.33 | 19.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF596
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF6A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9F4E6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F5F5F5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #effe9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(239, 254, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.5% 0.122 115.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5febb',
500: '#effe9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #effe9d; $custom-light: #f5febb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#effe9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 239,
"g": 254,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.278,
"s": 97.98,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96463,
"c": 0.12164,
"h": 115.9
},
"luminance": 0.91669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EFFE9D
secondary
#725EE1
accent
#00E623
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFFF8
border
#D7D7D1
text
#171712
muted
#858582