#ECD26F#ECD26F
#ECD26F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.651; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.123 H 94.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD26F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 210, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 53%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.52, -3.16, 51.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.52, 51.92, 93.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.55% -0.0106 0.1223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.55% 0.123 94.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.5101, 65.0764, 24.4095) |
| Luminance | 0.6507 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.98
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.93
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.02
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.08
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.58
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD26F #6F89EC
analogous
#EC936F #ECD26F #C7EC6F
triadic
#ECD26F #6FECD2 #D26FEC
tetradic
#ECD26F #6FEC93 #6F89EC #EC6FC7
square
#ECD26F #6FEC93 #6F89EC #EC6FC7
split-complementary
#ECD26F #6FC7EC #936FEC
monochromatic
#C6A31A #E5C139 #ECD26F #F3E3A5 #FAF4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#ECD26F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.01
#ECD26F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD26F
14.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD26F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD26F | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.01 | 14.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CE66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD673
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd26f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 210, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.123 94.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5df9b',
500: '#ecd26f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd26f; $custom-light: #f5df9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd26f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 210,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.52,
"s": 76.687,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86554,
"c": 0.12273,
"h": 94.9
},
"luminance": 0.65074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD26F
secondary
#3B58C4
accent
#37D90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F