#EAD279#EAD279
#EAD279 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.113 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD279 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 210, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 73%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 48%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 48.3%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.47, -3.11, 46.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.47, 46.99, 93.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.51% -0.0092 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.51% 0.113 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4314, 64.9685, 27.4424) |
| Luminance | 0.6497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.02
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.07
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.21
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.47
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.66
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD279 #7991EA
analogous
#EA9A79 #EAD279 #C9EA79
triadic
#EAD279 #79EAD2 #D279EA
tetradic
#EAD279 #79EA9A #7991EA #EA79C9
square
#EAD279 #79EA9A #7991EA #EA79C9
split-complementary
#EAD279 #79C9EA #9A79EA
monochromatic
#C9A520 #E2C044 #EAD279 #F2E4AE #FBF6E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EAD279 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#EAD279 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD279
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD279 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD279 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CE72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D67C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C6BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead279; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 210, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.113 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3dfa1',
500: '#ead279',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead279; $custom-light: #f3dfa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead279",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 210,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.257,
"s": 72.903,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86508,
"c": 0.11265,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.64966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD279
secondary
#455FC3
accent
#3AD511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480