#EAE37F#EAE37F
#EAE37F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.740; OKLCH L 90.0% C 0.123 H 105.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAE37F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 227, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 72%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 46%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 45.7%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.91, -11.14, 49.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.91, 50.66, 102.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.05% -0.0318 0.1183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.05% 0.123 105.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.2330, 73.9647, 30.9149) |
| Luminance | 0.7396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.91
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.33
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.44
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.62
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.66
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAE37F #7F86EA
analogous
#EAAD7F #EAE37F #BBEA7F
triadic
#EAE37F #7FEAE3 #E37FEA
tetradic
#EAE37F #7FEAAD #7F86EA #EA7FBB
square
#EAE37F #7FEAAD #7F86EA #EA7FBB
split-complementary
#EAE37F #7FBBEA #AD7FEA
monochromatic
#CDC222 #E1D74A #EAE37F #F3EFB4 #FBF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#EAE37F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.79
#EAE37F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAE37F
15.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAE37F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAE37F | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.79 | 15.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2DC77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E284
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D7CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eae37f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 227, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.0% 0.123 105.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2eba6',
500: '#eae37f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eae37f; $custom-light: #f2eba6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eae37f",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 227,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.075,
"s": 71.812,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90049,
"c": 0.12252,
"h": 105.1
},
"luminance": 0.73963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAE37F
secondary
#4A52C3
accent
#1ED412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480