#ECD468#ECD468
#ECD468 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.659; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.131 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD468 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 212, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 78%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 56%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 55.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.96, -4.73, 55.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.96, 55.80, 94.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.87% -0.0159 0.1298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.87% 0.131 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.6365, 65.9219, 22.6242) |
| Luminance | 0.6592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.23
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.85
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.15
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.34
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.51
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD468 #6880EC
analogous
#EC9268 #ECD468 #C2EC68
triadic
#ECD468 #68ECD4 #D468EC
tetradic
#ECD468 #68EC92 #6880EC #EC68C2
square
#ECD468 #68EC92 #6880EC #EC68C2
split-complementary
#ECD468 #68C2EC #9268EC
monochromatic
#C1A318 #E5C532 #ECD468 #F3E39E #FAF3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#ECD468 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.18
#ECD468 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD468
14.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD468 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD468 | 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)
#E6D05E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD86D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDC6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd468; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 212, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.131 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e096',
500: '#ecd468',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd468; $custom-light: #f5e096; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd468",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 212,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 77.647,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86873,
"c": 0.13075,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.65919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD468
secondary
#3951C0
accent
#31DA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F