#EAEC9B#EAEC9B
#EAEC9B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.798; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.102 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EAEC9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 236, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 68%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.8%, 0%, 34.3%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.62, -12.67, 39.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.62, 41.11, 107.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.33% -0.0341 0.0964) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.33% 0.102 109.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8441, 79.8511, 42.7375) |
| Luminance | 0.7985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.73
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.77
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.78
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.82
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.09
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EAEC9B #9D9BEC
analogous
#ECC69B #EAEC9B #C2EC9B
triadic
#EAEC9B #9BEAEC #EC9BEA
tetradic
#EAEC9B #9BECC6 #9D9BEC #EC9BC2
square
#EAEC9B #9BECC6 #9D9BEC #EC9BC2
split-complementary
#EAEC9B #9BC2EC #C69BEC
monochromatic
#D4D834 #DFE268 #EAEC9B #F5F6CE #FAFAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EAEC9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.97
#EAEC9B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EAEC9B
16.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EAEC9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EAEC9B | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.97 | 16.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E595
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F9E89E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5E3D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eaec9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 236, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.102 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2f2b9',
500: '#eaec9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eaec9b; $custom-light: #f2f2b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eaec9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 236,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.481,
"s": 68.067,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92328,
"c": 0.10227,
"h": 109.5
},
"luminance": 0.7985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EAEC9B
secondary
#6663C8
accent
#16D01A
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171611
muted
#858581