#EAD462#EAD462
#EAD462 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.655; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.136 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD462 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 212, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 76%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 58%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 58.1%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.72, -5.99, 58.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.72, 58.33, 95.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.63% -0.0201 0.1343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.63% 0.136 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6821, 65.4638, 21.0450) |
| Luminance | 0.6546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.58
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.95
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.29
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.46
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.55
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD462 #6278EA
analogous
#EA9062 #EAD462 #BCEA62
triadic
#EAD462 #62EAD4 #D462EA
tetradic
#EAD462 #62EA90 #6278EA #EA62BC
square
#EAD462 #62EA90 #6278EA #EA62BC
split-complementary
#EAD462 #62BCEA #9062EA
monochromatic
#B99F19 #E3C52C #EAD462 #F1E398 #F8F2CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#EAD462 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.09
#EAD462 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD462
14.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD462 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD462 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.09 | 14.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CF56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD767
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead462; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 212, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.136 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e092',
500: '#ead462',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead462; $custom-light: #f4e092; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead462",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 212,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.294,
"s": 76.404,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86626,
"c": 0.13583,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.65461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD462
secondary
#384DB8
accent
#2ED90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F