#ECD35C#ECD35C
#ECD35C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.140 H 97.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD35C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 211, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 79%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 61%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.58, -5.07, 60.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.58, 60.79, 94.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.54% -0.0182 0.139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.54% 0.14 97.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8206, 65.1968, 19.5564) |
| Luminance | 0.6519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.59
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.80
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.96
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.20
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.28
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD35C #5C75EC
analogous
#EC8B5C #ECD35C #BDEC5C
triadic
#ECD35C #5CECD3 #D35CEC
tetradic
#ECD35C #5CEC8B #5C75EC #EC5CBD
square
#ECD35C #5CEC8B #5C75EC #EC5CBD
split-complementary
#ECD35C #5CBDEC #8B5CEC
monochromatic
#B89C15 #E6C425 #ECD35C #F2E293 #F9F1CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#ECD35C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.04
#ECD35C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD35C
14.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD35C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD35C | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.04 | 14.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CE4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD762
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDC5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd35c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 211, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.140 97.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e08f',
500: '#ecd35c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd35c; $custom-light: #f5e08f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd35c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 211,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.583,
"s": 79.121,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86541,
"c": 0.14018,
"h": 97.5
},
"luminance": 0.65194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD35C
secondary
#354BB8
accent
#2EDB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F