#ECD269#ECD269
#ECD269 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.128 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD269 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 210, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 78%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 56%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 55.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.46, -3.63, 54.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.46, 54.68, 93.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.48% -0.0126 0.1276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.48% 0.128 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1908, 64.9487, 22.7277) |
| Luminance | 0.6495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.33
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.63
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.29
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.31
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.38
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD269 #6983EC
analogous
#EC9169 #ECD269 #C4EC69
triadic
#ECD269 #69ECD2 #D269EC
tetradic
#ECD269 #69EC91 #6983EC #EC69C4
square
#ECD269 #69EC91 #6983EC #EC69C4
split-complementary
#ECD269 #69C4EC #9169EC
monochromatic
#C2A019 #E5C233 #ECD269 #F3E29F #FAF3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#ECD269 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#ECD269 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD269
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD269 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD269 | 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)
#E4CE5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD66E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDC4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd269; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 210, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.128 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5df97',
500: '#ecd269',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd269; $custom-light: #f5df97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd269",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 210,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.092,
"s": 77.515,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86481,
"c": 0.12825,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.64946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD269
secondary
#3954C0
accent
#35DA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F