#EAD37C#EAD37C
#EAD37C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.655; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.110 H 95.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD37C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 211, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 72%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 47%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 47%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.76, -3.34, 45.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.76, 45.90, 94.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.75% -0.0096 0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.75% 0.11 95) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.8659, 65.5386, 28.5090) |
| Luminance | 0.6554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.05
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.16
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.27
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.82
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.85
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD37C #7C93EA
analogous
#EA9C7C #EAD37C #CAEA7C
triadic
#EAD37C #7CEAD3 #D37CEA
tetradic
#EAD37C #7CEA9C #7C93EA #EA7CCA
square
#EAD37C #7CEA9C #7C93EA #EA7CCA
split-complementary
#EAD37C #7CCAEA #9C7CEA
monochromatic
#CBA721 #E2C147 #EAD37C #F2E5B1 #FBF6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#EAD37C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.11
#EAD37C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD37C
14.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD37C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD37C | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.11 | 14.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CF75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D77F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead37c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 211, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.110 95.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e0a3',
500: '#ead37c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead37c; $custom-light: #f3e0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead37c",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 211,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.455,
"s": 72.368,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86752,
"c": 0.11043,
"h": 95
},
"luminance": 0.65536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD37C
secondary
#4761C3
accent
#3AD411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480