#EAD36E#EAD36E
#EAD36E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.124 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 211, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 53%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.59, -4.56, 52.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.59, 52.53, 94.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.56% -0.0146 0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.56% 0.124 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0425, 65.2092, 24.1728) |
| Luminance | 0.6521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.82
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.26
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.45
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.50
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.73
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD36E #6E85EA
analogous
#EA956E #EAD36E #C3EA6E
triadic
#EAD36E #6EEAD3 #D36EEA
tetradic
#EAD36E #6EEA95 #6E85EA #EA6EC3
square
#EAD36E #6EEA95 #6E85EA #EA6EC3
split-complementary
#EAD36E #6EC3EA #956EEA
monochromatic
#C2A31C #E2C339 #EAD36E #F2E3A3 #F9F3D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EAD36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.04
#EAD36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD36E
14.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD36E | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.04 | 14.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CF65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD672
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 211, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.124 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e09a',
500: '#ead36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead36e; $custom-light: #f3e09a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 211,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.871,
"s": 74.699,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86563,
"c": 0.12419,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.65207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD36E
secondary
#3C55C0
accent
#34D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F