#EAD75E#EAD75E
#EAD75E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.669; OKLCH L 87.2% C 0.142 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD75E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 215, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 77%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 60%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 59.8%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.46, -7.78, 60.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.46, 61.11, 97.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.2% -0.0257 0.1394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.2% 0.142 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.2548, 66.9039, 20.3274) |
| Luminance | 0.6690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.40
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.28
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.68
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.90
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.95
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD75E #5E71EA
analogous
#EA915E #EAD75E #B7EA5E
triadic
#EAD75E #5EEAD7 #D75EEA
tetradic
#EAD75E #5EEA91 #5E71EA #EA5EB7
square
#EAD75E #5EEA91 #5E71EA #EA5EB7
split-complementary
#EAD75E #5EB7EA #915EEA
monochromatic
#B6A018 #E3CA28 #EAD75E #F1E494 #F8F2CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#EAD75E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.38
#EAD75E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD75E
14.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD75E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD75E | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.38 | 14.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D151
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFD964
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead75e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 215, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.2% 0.142 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e390',
500: '#ead75e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead75e; $custom-light: #f4e390; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead75e",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 215,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.857,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87196,
"c": 0.14173,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.66901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD75E
secondary
#3748B6
accent
#28D90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F