#ECD46C#ECD46C
#ECD46C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.660; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.127 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 212, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 77%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 54.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.00, -4.42, 53.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.00, 53.98, 94.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.92% -0.0145 0.1263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.92% 0.127 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.8445, 66.0051, 23.7198) |
| Luminance | 0.6600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.83
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.03
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.26
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.28
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.70
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD46C #6C84EC
analogous
#EC946C #ECD46C #C4EC6C
triadic
#ECD46C #6CECD4 #D46CEC
tetradic
#ECD46C #6CEC94 #6C84EC #EC6CC4
square
#ECD46C #6CEC94 #6C84EC #EC6CC4
split-complementary
#ECD46C #6CC4EC #946CEC
monochromatic
#C4A419 #E5C436 #ECD46C #F3E4A2 #FAF4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#ECD46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.20
#ECD46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD46C
14.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD46C | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.20 | 14.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D062
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD871
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 212, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.127 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e199',
500: '#ecd46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd46c; $custom-light: #f5e199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 212,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.75,
"s": 77.108,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8692,
"c": 0.12712,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.66003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD46C
secondary
#3A54C2
accent
#33D90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F