#ECD66E#ECD66E
#ECD66E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.671; OKLCH L 87.3% C 0.127 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD66E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 214, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 53.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.53, -5.28, 53.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.53, 53.74, 95.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.35% -0.0168 0.1258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.35% 0.127 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4553, 67.0543, 24.4545) |
| Luminance | 0.6705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.59
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.33
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.37
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.40
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.48
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD66E #6E84EC
analogous
#EC976E #ECD66E #C3EC6E
triadic
#ECD66E #6EECD6 #D66EEC
tetradic
#ECD66E #6EEC97 #6E84EC #EC6EC3
square
#ECD66E #6EEC97 #6E84EC #EC6EC3
split-complementary
#ECD66E #6EC3EC #976EEC
monochromatic
#C6A81A #E5C738 #ECD66E #F3E5A4 #FAF5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#ECD66E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.41
#ECD66E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD66E
14.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD66E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD66E | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.41 | 14.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D164
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED973
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd66e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 214, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.3% 0.127 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e29a',
500: '#ecd66e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd66e; $custom-light: #f5e29a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd66e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 214,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.524,
"s": 76.829,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87348,
"c": 0.12692,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.67052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD66E
secondary
#3B53C3
accent
#30D90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F