#EAD36F#EAD36F
#EAD36F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.123 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD36F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 211, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 75%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 52.6%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.60, -4.48, 51.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.60, 52.06, 94.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.58% -0.0143 0.1224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.58% 0.123 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0973, 65.2311, 24.4611) |
| Luminance | 0.6523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.76
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.16
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.40
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.56
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.78
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD36F #6F86EA
analogous
#EA956F #EAD36F #C4EA6F
triadic
#EAD36F #6FEAD3 #D36FEA
tetradic
#EAD36F #6FEA95 #6F86EA #EA6FC4
square
#EAD36F #6FEA95 #6F86EA #EA6FC4
split-complementary
#EAD36F #6FC4EA #956FEA
monochromatic
#C2A31C #E2C33A #EAD36F #F2E3A4 #FAF4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EAD36F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.05
#EAD36F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD36F
14.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD36F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD36F | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.05 | 14.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CF66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD773
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead36f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 211, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.123 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e09b',
500: '#ead36f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead36f; $custom-light: #f3e09b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead36f",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 211,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.78,
"s": 74.545,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86576,
"c": 0.12324,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.65229
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD36F
secondary
#3D55C1
accent
#34D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F