#FFEF8E#FFEF8E
#FFEF8E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.849; OKLCH L 94.5% C 0.119 H 100.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFEF8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 239, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 100%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 44%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.3%, 44.3%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.86, -7.45, 48.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.86, 49.26, 98.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.45% -0.0209 0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.45% 0.119 100.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.9909, 84.9485, 37.9270) |
| Luminance | 0.8495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 1.81
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.82
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 2.87
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.49
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.11
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFEF8E #8E9EFF
analogous
#FFB68E #FFEF8E #D7FF8E
triadic
#FFEF8E #8EFFEF #EF8EFF
tetradic
#FFEF8E #8EFFB6 #8E9EFF #FF8ED7
square
#FFEF8E #8EFFB6 #8E9EFF #FF8ED7
split-complementary
#FFEF8E #8ED7FF #B68EFF
monochromatic
#FFDE14 #FFE651 #FFEF8E #FFF8CB #FFFBE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#FFEF8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.99
#FFEF8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFEF8E
17.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFEF8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFEF8E | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.99 | 17.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEA86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF092
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE3D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffef8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 239, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.5% 0.119 100.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff4b0',
500: '#ffef8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffef8e; $custom-light: #fff4b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffef8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 239,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.504,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94451,
"c": 0.1193,
"h": 100.1
},
"luminance": 0.84946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFEF8E
secondary
#5165E0
accent
#20E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181711
muted
#868581