#ECD37F#ECD37F
#ECD37F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.660; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.108 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD37F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 211, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 46%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 46.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.97, -2.26, 44.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.97, 44.66, 92.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.98% -0.0063 0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.98% 0.108 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.7189, 65.9562, 29.5543) |
| Luminance | 0.6595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.48
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.10
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.95
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.02
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD37F #7F98EC
analogous
#EC9C7F #ECD37F #CEEC7F
triadic
#ECD37F #7FECD3 #D37FEC
tetradic
#ECD37F #7FEC9C #7F98EC #EC7FCE
square
#ECD37F #7FEC9C #7F98EC #EC7FCE
split-complementary
#ECD37F #7FCEEC #9C7FEC
monochromatic
#D2A91F #E4C14A #ECD37F #F4E5B4 #FBF6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#ECD37F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.19
#ECD37F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD37F
14.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD37F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD37F | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.19 | 14.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3D078
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD782
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBC7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd37f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 211, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.108 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e0a5',
500: '#ecd37f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd37f; $custom-light: #f4e0a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd37f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 211,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.239,
"s": 74.15,
"l": 71.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86975,
"c": 0.10773,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.65954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD37F
secondary
#4A66C6
accent
#3DD60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480