#EAD17B#EAD17B
#EAD17B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.645; OKLCH L 86.3% C 0.110 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD17B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 209, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 73%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 47%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 47.4%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.24, -2.41, 45.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.24, 45.69, 93.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.34% -0.007 0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.34% 0.11 93.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.3092, 64.5259, 28.0130) |
| Luminance | 0.6452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.74
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.56
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.36
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.75
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.02
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD17B #7B94EA
analogous
#EA997B #EAD17B #CCEA7B
triadic
#EAD17B #7BEAD1 #D17BEA
tetradic
#EAD17B #7BEA99 #7B94EA #EA7BCC
square
#EAD17B #7BEA99 #7B94EA #EA7BCC
split-complementary
#EAD17B #7BCCEA #997BEA
monochromatic
#CAA420 #E2BF46 #EAD17B #F2E3B0 #FBF6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#EAD17B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.90
#EAD17B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD17B
13.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD17B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD17B | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.90 | 13.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CE74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D57E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead17b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 209, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.3% 0.110 93.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3dea3',
500: '#ead17b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead17b; $custom-light: #f3dea3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead17b",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 209,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.486,
"s": 72.549,
"l": 70
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86335,
"c": 0.10982,
"h": 93.7
},
"luminance": 0.64523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD17B
secondary
#4662C3
accent
#3DD511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480