#EFE499Lemonade (#EFE499) is a very light, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 101°, lightness 0.91 and chroma 0.095. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #EFE499 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(239, 228, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 73%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 36%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 6%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(89.9 -7 38) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.911 0.095 101) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lemonade shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.8), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#f7de8d — ΔE 1.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#f7e595 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#efe499 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#efe59c — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Lemonade in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.29:1 and against black 16.23:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#efe499 · #d6cb85 · #ada464 · #877e45 · #625a27 · #3f3908
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#efe499 · #eaca88 · #e0b17d · #d29a77 · #c08473 · #ac7170
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#efe499 · #abcbb3 · #ada467 · #539468 · #706830 · #34533d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#efe499 · #c2bfaa · #a29d77 · #575996 · #433e1f · #25220f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#efe499 · #c2c3cd · #8c8a7d · #515258 · #242215 · #010103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f0f1fc · #c6c8d5 · #999baa · #1f2032 · #03020f · #efe499
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#efe499 · #bbd3b3 · #76a671 · #6c4db9 · #25355d · #1b051c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#efe499 · #c0c3d7 · #668db6 · #634279 · #002244 · #030007
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#efe499 · #b1c9d2 · #5094aa · #753b62 · #3a0d2d · #00050a
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#efe499 · #b0cbc9 · #4b9894 · #4a4b86 · #400b18 · #01000a
#F1E7A6 · #F2EAB2 · #F4EDBE · #F5F0CA · #F7F3D6
#C4BA76 · #9A9155 · #726A35 · #4D4616 · #2A2400
#ECE4AA · #E9E3BA · #E6E3C9
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.