#ECD34D#ECD34D
#ECD34D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.151 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD34D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 211, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 67.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.46, -5.96, 66.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.46, 66.98, 95.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.41% -0.0225 0.1498) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.41% 0.151 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2286, 64.9600, 16.4385) |
| Luminance | 0.6496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.65
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.22
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.24
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.30
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.56
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD34D #4D66EC
analogous
#EC844D #ECD34D #B6EC4D
triadic
#ECD34D #4DECD3 #D34DEC
tetradic
#ECD34D #4DEC84 #4D66EC #EC4DB6
square
#ECD34D #4DEC84 #4D66EC #EC4DB6
split-complementary
#ECD34D #4DB6EC #844DEC
monochromatic
#AC9412 #E4C418 #ECD34D #F2E184 #F8EEBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#ECD34D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#ECD34D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD34D
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD34D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD34D | 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)
#E7CE3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED755
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEC4B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd34d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 211, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.151 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e086',
500: '#ecd34d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd34d; $custom-light: #f6e086; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd34d",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 211,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.566,
"s": 80.711,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86406,
"c": 0.15145,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.64957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD34D
secondary
#3044AD
accent
#2ADD08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF3
border
#D7D5CD
text
#18150C
muted
#86847F