#ECD17F#ECD17F
#ECD17F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.106 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD17F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 209, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 46%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 46.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.47, -1.23, 43.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.47, 43.98, 91.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.58% -0.0033 0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.58% 0.106 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.2252, 64.9686, 29.3897) |
| Luminance | 0.6497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.08
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.19
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.42
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.13
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.40
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD17F #7F9AEC
analogous
#EC9A7F #ECD17F #D0EC7F
triadic
#ECD17F #7FECD1 #D17FEC
tetradic
#ECD17F #7FEC9A #7F9AEC #EC7FD0
square
#ECD17F #7FEC9A #7F9AEC #EC7FD0
split-complementary
#ECD17F #7FD0EC #9A7FEC
monochromatic
#D2A51F #E4BE4A #ECD17F #F4E4B4 #FBF5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#ECD17F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#ECD17F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD17F
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD17F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD17F | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CE78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D682
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd17f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 209, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.106 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4dea5',
500: '#ecd17f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd17f; $custom-light: #f4dea5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd17f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 209,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.138,
"s": 74.15,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86575,
"c": 0.10618,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.64966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD17F
secondary
#4A68C6
accent
#41D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480