#ECD476#ECD476
#ECD476 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.662; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.118 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD476 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 212, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 76%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 50%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 50%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.11, -3.59, 49.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.11, 49.30, 94.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.05% -0.0111 0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.05% 0.118 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4076, 66.2304, 26.6851) |
| Luminance | 0.6623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.39
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.76
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.81
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.85
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.90
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD476 #768EEC
analogous
#EC9976 #ECD476 #C9EC76
triadic
#ECD476 #76ECD4 #D476EC
tetradic
#ECD476 #76EC99 #768EEC #EC76C9
square
#ECD476 #76EC99 #768EEC #EC76C9
split-complementary
#ECD476 #76C9EC #9976EC
monochromatic
#CBA81C #E5C340 #ECD476 #F3E5AC #FBF6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#ECD476 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.25
#ECD476 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD476
14.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD476 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD476 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.25 | 14.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D06E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD87A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd476; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 212, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.118 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e19f',
500: '#ecd476',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd476; $custom-light: #f4e19f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd476",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 212,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.797,
"s": 75.641,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87048,
"c": 0.11759,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.66228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD476
secondary
#415CC5
accent
#37D80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480