#EAE08C#EAE08C
#EAE08C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.727; OKLCH L 89.6% C 0.106 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAE08C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 224, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 69%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 40%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 40.2%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.30, -8.34, 42.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.30, 43.13, 101.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.63% -0.0227 0.1031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.63% 0.106 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.3222, 72.6990, 35.3972) |
| Luminance | 0.7270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.57
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.14
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.21
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.67
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.68
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAE08C #8C96EA
analogous
#EAB18C #EAE08C #C5EA8C
triadic
#EAE08C #8CEAE0 #E08CEA
tetradic
#EAE08C #8CEAB1 #8C96EA #EA8CC5
square
#EAE08C #8CEAB1 #8C96EA #EA8CC5
split-complementary
#EAE08C #8CC5EA #B18CEA
monochromatic
#D5C227 #E1D258 #EAE08C #F3EEC0 #FAF8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#EAE08C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.54
#EAE08C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAE08C
15.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAE08C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAE08C | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.54 | 15.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDB86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E08F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7D5CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eae08c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 224, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.6% 0.106 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2e9af',
500: '#eae08c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eae08c; $custom-light: #f2e9af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eae08c",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 224,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.617,
"s": 69.118,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89627,
"c": 0.1056,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.72697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAE08C
secondary
#5662C4
accent
#28D114
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481