#EAD17C#EAD17C
#EAD17C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.645; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.109 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 209, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 72%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 47%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 47%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.25, -2.32, 45.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.25, 45.20, 92.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.35% -0.0066 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.35% 0.109 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.3721, 64.5510, 28.3444) |
| Luminance | 0.6455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.73
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.66
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.41
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.88
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.14
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD17C #7C95EA
analogous
#EA9A7C #EAD17C #CCEA7C
triadic
#EAD17C #7CEAD1 #D17CEA
tetradic
#EAD17C #7CEA9A #7C95EA #EA7CCC
square
#EAD17C #7CEA9A #7C95EA #EA7CCC
split-complementary
#EAD17C #7CCCEA #9A7CEA
monochromatic
#CBA421 #E2BE47 #EAD17C #F2E4B1 #FBF6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#EAD17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.91
#EAD17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD17C
13.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD17C | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.91 | 13.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CE75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D57F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 209, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.109 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3dea3',
500: '#ead17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead17c; $custom-light: #f3dea3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 209,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.364,
"s": 72.368,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8635,
"c": 0.1088,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.64549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD17C
secondary
#4763C3
accent
#3DD411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480