#ECD273#ECD273
#ECD273 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.119 H 94.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD273 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 210, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 76%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 51%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 51.3%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.57, -2.83, 49.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.57, 50.04, 93.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.61% -0.0092 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.61% 0.119 94.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.7353, 65.1665, 25.5955) |
| Luminance | 0.6516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.93
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.54
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.89
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.48
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.88
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD273 #738DEC
analogous
#EC9673 #ECD273 #CAEC73
triadic
#ECD273 #73ECD2 #D273EC
tetradic
#ECD273 #73EC96 #738DEC #EC73CA
square
#ECD273 #73EC96 #738DEC #EC73CA
split-complementary
#ECD273 #73CAEC #9673EC
monochromatic
#C9A41B #E5C13D #ECD273 #F3E3A9 #FBF5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#ECD273 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.03
#ECD273 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD273
14.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD273 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD273 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.03 | 14.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CE6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD777
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd273; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 210, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.119 94.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4df9d',
500: '#ecd273',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd273; $custom-light: #f4df9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd273",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 210,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.107,
"s": 76.101,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86606,
"c": 0.11891,
"h": 94.4
},
"luminance": 0.65164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD273
secondary
#3F5CC4
accent
#39D80D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F