#ECD37C#ECD37C
#ECD37C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.659; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.111 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD37C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 211, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 75%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 47.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.93, -2.54, 46.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.93, 46.10, 93.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.93% -0.0074 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.93% 0.111 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.5263, 65.8791, 28.5399) |
| Luminance | 0.6588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.13
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.21
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.93
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.54
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.65
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD37C #7C95EC
analogous
#EC9B7C #ECD37C #CDEC7C
triadic
#ECD37C #7CECD3 #D37CEC
tetradic
#ECD37C #7CEC9B #7C95EC #EC7CCD
square
#ECD37C #7CEC9B #7C95EC #EC7CCD
split-complementary
#ECD37C #7CCDEC #9B7CEC
monochromatic
#D0A81E #E4C147 #ECD37C #F4E5B1 #FBF6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#ECD37C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.18
#ECD37C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD37C
14.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD37C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD37C | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.18 | 14.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D075
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD77F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd37c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 211, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.111 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e0a3',
500: '#ecd37c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd37c; $custom-light: #f4e0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd37c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 211,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.607,
"s": 74.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86931,
"c": 0.1108,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.65877
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD37C
secondary
#4763C5
accent
#3BD70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480