#EAD262#EAD262
#EAD262 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.645; OKLCH L 86.2% C 0.134 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD262 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 210, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 76%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 58%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 58.1%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.21, -4.97, 57.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.21, 57.66, 94.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.22% -0.0172 0.1331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.22% 0.134 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1852, 64.4701, 20.8793) |
| Luminance | 0.6447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.89
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.94
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.23
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.37
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.51
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD262 #627AEA
analogous
#EA8E62 #EAD262 #BEEA62
triadic
#EAD262 #62EAD2 #D262EA
tetradic
#EAD262 #62EA8E #627AEA #EA62BE
square
#EAD262 #62EA8E #627AEA #EA62BE
split-complementary
#EAD262 #62BEEA #8E62EA
monochromatic
#B99D19 #E3C32C #EAD262 #F1E198 #F8F1CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#EAD262 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.89
#EAD262 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD262
13.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD262 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD262 | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.89 | 13.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CD57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD667
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead262; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 210, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.2% 0.134 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4df92',
500: '#ead262',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead262; $custom-light: #f4df92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead262",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 210,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.412,
"s": 76.404,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86221,
"c": 0.1342,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.64467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD262
secondary
#384FB8
accent
#31D90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F