#EAD56E#EAD56E
#EAD56E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.662; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.126 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 213, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 53%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9%, 53%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.10, -5.58, 52.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.10, 53.23, 96.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.97% -0.0176 0.1246) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.97% 0.126 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5425, 66.2091, 24.3394) |
| Luminance | 0.6621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.77
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.52
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.66
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.73
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.80
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD56E #6E83EA
analogous
#EA976E #EAD56E #C1EA6E
triadic
#EAD56E #6EEAD5 #D56EEA
tetradic
#EAD56E #6EEA97 #6E83EA #EA6EC1
square
#EAD56E #6EEA97 #6E83EA #EA6EC1
split-complementary
#EAD56E #6EC1EA #976EEA
monochromatic
#C2A61C #E2C639 #EAD56E #F2E4A3 #F9F4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#EAD56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.24
#EAD56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD56E
14.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD56E | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.24 | 14.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D065
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD873
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 213, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.126 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e19a',
500: '#ead56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead56e; $custom-light: #f3e19a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 213,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.839,
"s": 74.699,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86968,
"c": 0.12587,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.66207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD56E
secondary
#3C52C0
accent
#31D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F