#EAD56C#EAD56C
#EAD56C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.662; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.128 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD56C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 213, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 54%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 53.8%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.08, -5.74, 53.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.08, 54.15, 96.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.94% -0.0182 0.1264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.94% 0.128 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4348, 66.1661, 23.7724) |
| Luminance | 0.6616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.96
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.28
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.66
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.71
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.79
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD56C #6C81EA
analogous
#EA966C #EAD56C #C0EA6C
triadic
#EAD56C #6CEAD5 #D56CEA
tetradic
#EAD56C #6CEA96 #6C81EA #EA6CC0
square
#EAD56C #6CEA96 #6C81EA #EA6CC0
split-complementary
#EAD56C #6CC0EA #966CEA
monochromatic
#C0A51B #E2C636 #EAD56C #F2E4A2 #F9F4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#EAD56C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.23
#EAD56C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD56C
14.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD56C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD56C | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.23 | 14.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D062
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD871
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead56c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 213, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.128 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e199',
500: '#ead56c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead56c; $custom-light: #f3e199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead56c",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 213,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 75,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86944,
"c": 0.12774,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.66164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD56C
secondary
#3B51BF
accent
#30D70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F