#EAD976#EAD976
#EAD976 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.684; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.122 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAD976 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 217, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 73%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 50%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 49.6%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.22, -6.93, 50.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.22, 50.95, 97.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.88% -0.0206 0.12) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.88% 0.122 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.0164, 68.4284, 27.0773) |
| Luminance | 0.6843 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.82
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.63
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.77
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.00
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.39
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAD976 #7687EA
analogous
#EA9F76 #EAD976 #C1EA76
triadic
#EAD976 #76EAD9 #D976EA
tetradic
#EAD976 #76EA9F #7687EA #EA76C1
square
#EAD976 #76EA9F #7687EA #EA76C1
split-complementary
#EAD976 #76C1EA #9F76EA
monochromatic
#C7AE1F #E2CA41 #EAD976 #F2E8AB #FAF6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#EAD976 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.69
#EAD976 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAD976
14.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAD976 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAD976 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.69 | 14.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D46D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEDB7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9CDC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ead976; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 217, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.122 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e49f',
500: '#ead976',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ead976; $custom-light: #f3e49f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ead976",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 217,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.207,
"s": 73.418,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87883,
"c": 0.12172,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.68426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAD976
secondary
#4255C2
accent
#2DD610
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480