#ECD86F#ECD86F
#ECD86F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.681; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.128 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD86F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 216, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 53%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.05, -6.21, 53.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.05, 53.99, 96.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.77% -0.0194 0.1262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.77% 0.128 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.0193, 68.0947, 24.9126) |
| Luminance | 0.6809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.72
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.02
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.51
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.52
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.65
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD86F #6F83EC
analogous
#EC996F #ECD86F #C1EC6F
triadic
#ECD86F #6FECD8 #D86FEC
tetradic
#ECD86F #6FEC99 #6F83EC #EC6FC1
square
#ECD86F #6FEC99 #6F83EC #EC6FC1
split-complementary
#ECD86F #6FC1EC #996FEC
monochromatic
#C6AB1A #E5C939 #ECD86F #F3E7A5 #FAF5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#ECD86F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.62
#ECD86F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD86F
14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD86F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD86F | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.62 | 14.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D365
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDA74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCCBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd86f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 216, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.128 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e39b',
500: '#ecd86f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd86f; $custom-light: #f4e39b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd86f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 216,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.4,
"s": 76.687,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87766,
"c": 0.12769,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.68092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD86F
secondary
#3B51C4
accent
#2DD90D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F