#EAD45B#EAD45B
#EAD45B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.653; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.142 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD45B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 212, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 77%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 61%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 61.1%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.66, -6.47, 61.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.66, 61.39, 96.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.55% -0.0222 0.1399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.55% 0.142 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3659, 65.3373, 19.3798) |
| Luminance | 0.6533 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.14
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.37
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.38
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.65
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.70
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD45B #5B71EA
analogous
#EA8C5B #EAD45B #B8EA5B
triadic
#EAD45B #5BEAD4 #D45BEA
tetradic
#EAD45B #5BEA8C #5B71EA #EA5BB8
square
#EAD45B #5BEA8C #5B71EA #EA5BB8
split-complementary
#EAD45B #5BB8EA #8C5BEA
monochromatic
#B49C17 #E3C625 #EAD45B #F1E291 #F8F0C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#EAD45B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.07
#EAD45B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD45B
14.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD45B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD45B | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.07 | 14.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7CF4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD761
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC6BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead45b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 212, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.142 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e08e',
500: '#ead45b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead45b; $custom-light: #f4e08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead45b",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 212,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 77.297,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86554,
"c": 0.14166,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.65335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD45B
secondary
#3649B4
accent
#2CDA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F