#EAD05E#EAD05E
#EAD05E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.634; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.136 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD05E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 208, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 77%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 60%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 59.8%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.66, -4.23, 58.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.66, 58.77, 94.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.77% -0.0155 0.1351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.77% 0.136 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.5104, 63.4150, 19.7459) |
| Luminance | 0.6341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.58
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.81
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.45
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.64
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.66
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD05E #5E78EA
analogous
#EA8A5E #EAD05E #BEEA5E
triadic
#EAD05E #5EEAD0 #D05EEA
tetradic
#EAD05E #5EEA8A #5E78EA #EA5EBE
square
#EAD05E #5EEA8A #5E78EA #EA5EBE
split-complementary
#EAD05E #5EBEEA #8A5EEA
monochromatic
#B69918 #E3C028 #EAD05E #F1E094 #F8F0CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#EAD05E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.68
#EAD05E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD05E
13.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD05E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD05E | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.68 | 13.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CC52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD463
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead05e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 208, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.136 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4de90',
500: '#ead05e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead05e; $custom-light: #f4de90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead05e",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 208,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.857,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85773,
"c": 0.13601,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.63412
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD05E
secondary
#374EB6
accent
#32D90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F