#EAD272#EAD272
#EAD272 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.648; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.120 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD272 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 210, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 74%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 51%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 51.3%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.38, -3.72, 50.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.38, 50.31, 94.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.41% -0.0118 0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.41% 0.12 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0176, 64.8030, 25.2632) |
| Luminance | 0.6480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.83
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.58
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.24
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.73
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.04
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD272 #728AEA
analogous
#EA9672 #EAD272 #C6EA72
triadic
#EAD272 #72EAD2 #D272EA
tetradic
#EAD272 #72EA96 #728AEA #EA72C6
square
#EAD272 #72EA96 #728AEA #EA72C6
split-complementary
#EAD272 #72C6EA #9672EA
monochromatic
#C4A31D #E2C13D #EAD272 #F2E3A7 #FAF4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EAD272 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.96
#EAD272 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD272
13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD272 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD272 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.96 | 13.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CE6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D676
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead272; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 210, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.120 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3df9d',
500: '#ead272',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead272; $custom-light: #f3df9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead272",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 210,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 74.074,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86413,
"c": 0.11955,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.64801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD272
secondary
#3E59C2
accent
#37D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F