#ECCE6C#ECCE6C
#ECCE6C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.631; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.123 H 92.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECCE6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 206, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 77%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 54.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.47, -1.35, 52.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.47, 52.02, 91.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.72% -0.0057 0.1224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.72% 0.123 92.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3725, 63.0610, 23.2291) |
| Luminance | 0.6306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.74
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.03
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.21
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.46
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.51
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECCE6C #6C8AEC
analogous
#EC8E6C #ECCE6C #CAEC6C
triadic
#ECCE6C #6CECCE #CE6CEC
tetradic
#ECCE6C #6CEC8E #6C8AEC #EC6CCA
square
#ECCE6C #6CEC8E #6C8AEC #EC6CCA
split-complementary
#ECCE6C #6CCAEC #8E6CEC
monochromatic
#C49C19 #E5BC36 #ECCE6C #F3E0A2 #FAF2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#ECCE6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.61
#ECCE6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECCE6C
13.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECCE6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECCE6C | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.61 | 13.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CB63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D470
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDC1B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecce6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 206, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.123 92.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5dc98',
500: '#ecce6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecce6c; $custom-light: #f5dc98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecce6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 206,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.938,
"s": 77.108,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85715,
"c": 0.12251,
"h": 92.7
},
"luminance": 0.63058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECCE6C
secondary
#3A5AC2
accent
#3CD90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F