#EAD86C#EAD86C
#EAD86C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.677; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.130 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD86C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 216, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 75%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 53.8%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.85, -7.26, 54.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.85, 55.23, 97.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.55% -0.0226 0.1284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.55% 0.13 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.1964, 67.6892, 24.0262) |
| Luminance | 0.6769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.37
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.61
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.68
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.94
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.94
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD86C #6C7EEA
analogous
#EA996C #EAD86C #BDEA6C
triadic
#EAD86C #6CEAD8 #D86CEA
tetradic
#EAD86C #6CEA99 #6C7EEA #EA6CBD
square
#EAD86C #6CEA99 #6C7EEA #EA6CBD
split-complementary
#EAD86C #6CBDEA #996CEA
monochromatic
#C0A91B #E2CA36 #EAD86C #F2E6A2 #F9F4D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#EAD86C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.54
#EAD86C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD86C
14.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD86C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD86C | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.54 | 14.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D362
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEDA71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FACBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead86c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 216, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.130 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e399',
500: '#ead86c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead86c; $custom-light: #f3e399; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead86c",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 216,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 75,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87554,
"c": 0.13036,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.67687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD86C
secondary
#3B4EBF
accent
#2BD70E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F