#EAD66A#EAD66A
#EAD66A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.666; OKLCH L 87.1% C 0.130 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD66A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 214, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 55%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 54.7%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.32, -6.41, 55.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.32, 55.42, 96.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.12% -0.0204 0.1288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.12% 0.13 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5819, 66.6286, 23.3023) |
| Luminance | 0.6663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.25
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.79
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.63
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.69
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.85
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD66A #6A7EEA
analogous
#EA966A #EAD66A #BEEA6A
triadic
#EAD66A #6AEAD6 #D66AEA
tetradic
#EAD66A #6AEA96 #6A7EEA #EA6ABE
square
#EAD66A #6AEA96 #6A7EEA #EA6ABE
split-complementary
#EAD66A #6ABEEA #966AEA
monochromatic
#BFA51B #E2C734 #EAD66A #F2E5A0 #F9F4D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#EAD66A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.33
#EAD66A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD66A
14.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD66A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD66A | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.33 | 14.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D160
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD86F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAC9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead66a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 214, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.1% 0.130 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e298',
500: '#ead66a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead66a; $custom-light: #f3e298; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead66a",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 214,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.625,
"s": 75.294,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87123,
"c": 0.13043,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.66626
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD66A
secondary
#3B4FBE
accent
#2ED70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F