#EAC94F#EAC94F
#EAC94F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.143 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAC94F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 201, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 79%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 66%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 66.2%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.75, -1.58, 63.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.75, 63.05, 91.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.22% -0.0096 0.1424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.22% 0.143 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2324, 59.8332, 15.9827) |
| Luminance | 0.5983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 1.93
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.96
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.43
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.95
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.42
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAC94F #4F70EA
analogous
#EA7C4F #EAC94F #BEEA4F
triadic
#EAC94F #4FEAC9 #C94FEA
tetradic
#EAC94F #4FEA7C #4F70EA #EA4FBE
square
#EAC94F #4FEA7C #4F70EA #EA4FBE
split-complementary
#EAC94F #4FBEEA #7C4FEA
monochromatic
#AA8A14 #E1B71B #EAC94F #F1DA86 #F7EBBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#EAC94F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#EAC94F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAC94F
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAC94F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAC94F | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.97 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC540
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5CF55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCBAB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eac94f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 201, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.143 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4d986',
500: '#eac94f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eac94f; $custom-light: #f4d986; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eac94f",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 201,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.226,
"s": 78.68,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84219,
"c": 0.14267,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.5983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAC94F
secondary
#324CAC
accent
#37DB0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF3
border
#D7D4CD
text
#18140C
muted
#86837F