#EAD16E#EAD16E
#EAD16E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.642; OKLCH L 86.2% C 0.123 H 95.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 209, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 53%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.08, -3.54, 51.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.08, 51.85, 93.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.16% -0.0117 0.122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.16% 0.123 95.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5488, 64.2217, 24.0082) |
| Luminance | 0.6422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.15
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.76
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.34
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.38
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.89
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD16E #6E87EA
analogous
#EA936E #EAD16E #C5EA6E
triadic
#EAD16E #6EEAD1 #D16EEA
tetradic
#EAD16E #6EEA93 #6E87EA #EA6EC5
square
#EAD16E #6EEA93 #6E87EA #EA6EC5
split-complementary
#EAD16E #6EC5EA #936EEA
monochromatic
#C2A01C #E2C039 #EAD16E #F2E2A3 #F9F3D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#EAD16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.84
#EAD16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD16E
13.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD16E | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.84 | 13.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CD65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D572
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 209, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.2% 0.123 95.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3de9a',
500: '#ead16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead16e; $custom-light: #f3de9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 209,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.903,
"s": 74.699,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8616,
"c": 0.12257,
"h": 95.5
},
"luminance": 0.64219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD16E
secondary
#3C57C0
accent
#37D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F