#EAD17E#EAD17E
#EAD17E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.646; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.107 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD17E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 209, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 72%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 46%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 46.2%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.28, -2.13, 44.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.28, 44.24, 92.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.38% -0.0059 0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.38% 0.107 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4999, 64.6021, 29.0173) |
| Luminance | 0.6460 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.77
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.88
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.53
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.15
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.38
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD17E #7E97EA
analogous
#EA9B7E #EAD17E #CDEA7E
triadic
#EAD17E #7EEAD1 #D17EEA
tetradic
#EAD17E #7EEA9B #7E97EA #EA7ECD
square
#EAD17E #7EEA9B #7E97EA #EA7ECD
split-complementary
#EAD17E #7ECDEA #9B7EEA
monochromatic
#CCA521 #E1BE49 #EAD17E #F3E4B3 #FBF6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#EAD17E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.92
#EAD17E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD17E
13.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD17E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD17E | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.92 | 13.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CE77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D681
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead17e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 209, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.107 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3dea5',
500: '#ead17e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead17e; $custom-light: #f3dea5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead17e",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 209,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.111,
"s": 72,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86379,
"c": 0.10675,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD17E
secondary
#4965C3
accent
#3ED411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480