#EAD860#EAD860
#EAD860 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.674; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.141 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD860 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 216, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 77%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 59%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.73, -8.15, 60.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.73, 60.60, 97.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.42% -0.0265 0.1384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.42% 0.141 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.6011, 67.4511, 20.8913) |
| Luminance | 0.6745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.32
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.32
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.62
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.91
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.05
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD860 #6072EA
analogous
#EA9360 #EAD860 #B7EA60
triadic
#EAD860 #60EAD8 #D860EA
tetradic
#EAD860 #60EA93 #6072EA #EA60B7
square
#EAD860 #60EA93 #6072EA #EA60B7
split-complementary
#EAD860 #60B7EA #9360EA
monochromatic
#B7A318 #E3CB2A #EAD860 #F1E596 #F8F3CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#EAD860 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.49
#EAD860 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD860
14.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD860 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD860 | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.49 | 14.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD253
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDA66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FACABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead860; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 216, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.141 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e391',
500: '#ead860',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead860; $custom-light: #f4e391; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead860",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 216,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.174,
"s": 76.667,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8742,
"c": 0.14094,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.67449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD860
secondary
#3748B7
accent
#27D90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F