#ECD762#ECD762
#ECD762 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.673; OKLCH L 87.4% C 0.138 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD762 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 215, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 78%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 58%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 58.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.66, -6.69, 59.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.66, 59.51, 96.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.41% -0.0222 0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.41% 0.138 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.0995, 67.3181, 21.3282) |
| Luminance | 0.6732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.84
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.95
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.06
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.37
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.47
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD762 #6277EC
analogous
#EC9262 #ECD762 #BCEC62
triadic
#ECD762 #62ECD7 #D762EC
tetradic
#ECD762 #62EC92 #6277EC #EC62BC
square
#ECD762 #62EC92 #6277EC #EC62BC
split-complementary
#ECD762 #62BCEC #9262EC
monochromatic
#BDA417 #E5C92B #ECD762 #F3E599 #F9F3CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#ECD762 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.46
#ECD762 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD762
14.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD762 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD762 | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.46 | 14.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D256
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDA68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDC9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd762; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 215, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.4% 0.138 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e392',
500: '#ecd762',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd762; $custom-light: #f5e392; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd762",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 215,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.87,
"s": 78.409,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87414,
"c": 0.13845,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.67316
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD762
secondary
#374BBC
accent
#2ADB0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F