#ECCE6F#ECCE6F
#ECCE6F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.631; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.120 H 92.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECCE6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 206, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 53%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.51, -1.11, 50.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.51, 50.62, 91.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.75% -0.0046 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.75% 0.12 92.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5349, 63.1259, 24.0844) |
| Luminance | 0.6312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.47
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.22
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.37
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.45
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.84
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECCE6F #6F8DEC
analogous
#EC8F6F #ECCE6F #CBEC6F
triadic
#ECCE6F #6FECCE #CE6FEC
tetradic
#ECCE6F #6FEC8F #6F8DEC #EC6FCB
square
#ECCE6F #6FEC8F #6F8DEC #EC6FCB
split-complementary
#ECCE6F #6FCBEC #8F6FEC
monochromatic
#C69D1A #E5BC39 #ECCE6F #F3E0A5 #FAF3DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#ECCE6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.62
#ECCE6F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECCE6F
13.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECCE6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECCE6F | 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)
#E0CB67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D473
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecce6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 206, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.120 92.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5dc9a',
500: '#ecce6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecce6f; $custom-light: #f5dc9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecce6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 206,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.6,
"s": 76.687,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85753,
"c": 0.11972,
"h": 92.2
},
"luminance": 0.63123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECCE6F
secondary
#3B5CC4
accent
#3ED90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F