#ECD876#ECD876
#ECD876 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.683; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.121 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD876 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 216, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 76%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 50%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 50%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.13, -5.62, 50.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.13, 50.72, 96.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.86% -0.0169 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.86% 0.121 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.4199, 68.2550, 27.0226) |
| Luminance | 0.6825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.09
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.27
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.84
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.93
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.97
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD876 #768AEC
analogous
#EC9D76 #ECD876 #C5EC76
triadic
#ECD876 #76ECD8 #D876EC
tetradic
#ECD876 #76EC9D #768AEC #EC76C5
square
#ECD876 #76EC9D #768AEC #EC76C5
split-complementary
#ECD876 #76C5EC #9D76EC
monochromatic
#CBAE1C #E5C940 #ECD876 #F3E7AC #FBF7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#ECD876 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.65
#ECD876 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD876
14.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD876 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD876 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.65 | 14.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D36D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEDB7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBCBC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd876; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 216, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.121 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e39f',
500: '#ecd876',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd876; $custom-light: #f4e39f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd876",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 216,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.831,
"s": 75.641,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87855,
"c": 0.12098,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.68253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD876
secondary
#4158C5
accent
#30D80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480