#EAD359#EAD359
#EAD359 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.648; OKLCH L 86.3% C 0.142 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD359 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 211, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 78%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 62%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 62%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.38, -6.09, 61.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.38, 61.91, 95.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.33% -0.0214 0.1408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.33% 0.142 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0316, 64.8049, 18.8484) |
| Luminance | 0.6480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.40
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.20
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.47
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.48
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.56
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD359 #5970EA
analogous
#EA8A59 #EAD359 #B8EA59
triadic
#EAD359 #59EAD3 #D359EA
tetradic
#EAD359 #59EA8A #5970EA #EA59B8
square
#EAD359 #59EA8A #5970EA #EA59B8
split-complementary
#EAD359 #59B8EA #8A59EA
monochromatic
#B29917 #E3C523 #EAD359 #F1E18F #F8F0C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EAD359 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.96
#EAD359 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD359
13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD359 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD359 | 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)
#E6CE4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD65F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead359; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 211, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.3% 0.142 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e08d',
500: '#ead359',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead359; $custom-light: #f4e08d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead359",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 211,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.483,
"s": 77.54,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86331,
"c": 0.14245,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.64802
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD359
secondary
#3549B2
accent
#2CDA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F