#EAD36C#EAD36C
#EAD36C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.126 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 211, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 54%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 53.8%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.57, -4.73, 53.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.57, 53.46, 95.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.54% -0.0153 0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.54% 0.126 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9349, 65.1662, 23.6057) |
| Luminance | 0.6516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.97
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.38
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.48
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.57
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.65
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD36C #6C83EA
analogous
#EA946C #EAD36C #C2EA6C
triadic
#EAD36C #6CEAD3 #D36CEA
tetradic
#EAD36C #6CEA94 #6C83EA #EA6CC2
square
#EAD36C #6CEA94 #6C83EA #EA6CC2
split-complementary
#EAD36C #6CC2EA #946CEA
monochromatic
#C0A21B #E2C336 #EAD36C #F2E3A2 #F9F3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EAD36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.03
#EAD36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD36C
14.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD36C | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.03 | 14.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CF62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD670
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 211, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.126 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e099',
500: '#ead36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead36c; $custom-light: #f3e099; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 211,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.048,
"s": 75,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86539,
"c": 0.12606,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.65164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD36C
secondary
#3B53BF
accent
#33D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F