#ECD693#ECD693
#ECD693 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.680; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.089 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD693 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 214, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 70%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 38%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 37.7%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.02, -1.73, 35.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.02, 35.92, 92.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.9% -0.0031 0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.9% 0.089 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9064, 68.0348, 37.3638) |
| Luminance | 0.6803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.20
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.28
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.29
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 4.71
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.97
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD693 #93A9EC
analogous
#ECAA93 #ECD693 #D5EC93
triadic
#ECD693 #93ECD6 #D693EC
tetradic
#ECD693 #93ECAA #93A9EC #EC93D5
square
#ECD693 #93ECAA #93A9EC #EC93D5
split-complementary
#ECD693 #93D5EC #AA93EC
monochromatic
#DAAE2B #E3C25F #ECD693 #F5EAC7 #FAF5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#ECD693 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.61
#ECD693 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD693
14.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD693 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD693 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.61 | 14.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D38E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EADA95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9CCC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd693; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 214, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.089 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e2b3',
500: '#ecd693',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd693; $custom-light: #f3e2b3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd693",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 214,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.169,
"s": 70.079,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87898,
"c": 0.08868,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.68033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD693
secondary
#5C76C7
accent
#43D213
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#171511
muted
#858481