#ECCE6E#ECCE6E
#ECCE6E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.631; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.121 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECCE6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 206, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 53.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.50, -1.19, 51.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.50, 51.09, 91.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.74% -0.005 0.1206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.74% 0.121 92.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.4801, 63.1040, 23.7961) |
| Luminance | 0.6310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.56
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.21
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.25
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.46
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.71
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECCE6E #6E8CEC
analogous
#EC8F6E #ECCE6E #CBEC6E
triadic
#ECCE6E #6EECCE #CE6EEC
tetradic
#ECCE6E #6EEC8F #6E8CEC #EC6ECB
square
#ECCE6E #6EEC8F #6E8CEC #EC6ECB
split-complementary
#ECCE6E #6ECBEC #8F6EEC
monochromatic
#C69D1A #E5BC38 #ECCE6E #F3E0A4 #FAF3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#ECCE6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.62
#ECCE6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECCE6E
13.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECCE6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECCE6E | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.62 | 13.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CB65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D472
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDC1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecce6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 206, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.121 92.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5dc9a',
500: '#ecce6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecce6e; $custom-light: #f5dc9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecce6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 206,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.714,
"s": 76.829,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8574,
"c": 0.12065,
"h": 92.4
},
"luminance": 0.63101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECCE6E
secondary
#3B5BC3
accent
#3DD90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F