#EAE17C#EAE17C
#EAE17C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.728; OKLCH L 89.6% C 0.123 H 104.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAE17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 225, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 72%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 47%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 47%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.35, -10.42, 50.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.35, 51.25, 101.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.6% -0.03 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.6% 0.124 104.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.4966, 72.8000, 29.7192) |
| Luminance | 0.7280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.11
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.04
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.33
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.42
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.60
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAE17C #7C85EA
analogous
#EAAA7C #EAE17C #BCEA7C
triadic
#EAE17C #7CEAE1 #E17CEA
tetradic
#EAE17C #7CEAAA #7C85EA #EA7CBC
square
#EAE17C #7CEAAA #7C85EA #EA7CBC
split-complementary
#EAE17C #7CBCEA #AA7CEA
monochromatic
#CBBD21 #E2D547 #EAE17C #F2EDB1 #FBF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#EAE17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.56
#EAE17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAE17C
15.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAE17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAE17C | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.56 | 15.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DB73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E081
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eae17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 225, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.6% 0.123 104.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3eaa4',
500: '#eae17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eae17c; $custom-light: #f3eaa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eae17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 225,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.091,
"s": 72.368,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89597,
"c": 0.1235,
"h": 104.1
},
"luminance": 0.72798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAE17C
secondary
#4751C3
accent
#21D411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480