#EAD362#EAD362
#EAD362 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.135 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD362 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 211, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 76%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 58.1%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.47, -5.48, 57.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.47, 57.99, 95.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.42% -0.0186 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.42% 0.135 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.4329, 64.9654, 20.9619) |
| Luminance | 0.6496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.90
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.93
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.07
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.51
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.58
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD362 #6279EA
analogous
#EA8F62 #EAD362 #BDEA62
triadic
#EAD362 #62EAD3 #D362EA
tetradic
#EAD362 #62EA8F #6279EA #EA62BD
square
#EAD362 #62EA8F #6279EA #EA62BD
split-complementary
#EAD362 #62BDEA #8F62EA
monochromatic
#B99E19 #E3C42C #EAD362 #F1E298 #F8F1CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EAD362 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#EAD362 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD362
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD362 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD362 | 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)
#E5CE56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD667
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead362; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 211, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.135 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e092',
500: '#ead362',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead362; $custom-light: #f4e092; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead362",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 211,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.853,
"s": 76.404,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86423,
"c": 0.13501,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.64963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD362
secondary
#384EB8
accent
#2FD90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F