#ECCD6E#ECCD6E
#ECCD6E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.626; OKLCH L 85.5% C 0.120 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECCD6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 205, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 53.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.24, -0.68, 50.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.24, 50.78, 90.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.54% -0.0035 0.1199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.54% 0.12 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2402, 62.6241, 23.7161) |
| Luminance | 0.6262 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.57
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.44
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.55
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.66
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.81
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECCD6E #6E8DEC
analogous
#EC8E6E #ECCD6E #CCEC6E
triadic
#ECCD6E #6EECCD #CD6EEC
tetradic
#ECCD6E #6EEC8E #6E8DEC #EC6ECC
square
#ECCD6E #6EEC8E #6E8DEC #EC6ECC
split-complementary
#ECCD6E #6ECCEC #8E6EEC
monochromatic
#C69B1A #E5BA38 #ECCD6E #F3E0A4 #FAF2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#ECCD6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.52
#ECCD6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECCD6E
13.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECCD6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECCD6E | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.52 | 13.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCA65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D372
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDC0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eccd6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 205, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.5% 0.120 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5dc9a',
500: '#eccd6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eccd6e; $custom-light: #f5dc9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eccd6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 205,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.238,
"s": 76.829,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8554,
"c": 0.11995,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.62621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECCD6E
secondary
#3B5CC3
accent
#3FD90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F