#ECD87B#ECD87B
#ECD87B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.684; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.116 H 97.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD87B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 216, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 75%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 48%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 47.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.19, -5.18, 48.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.19, 48.35, 96.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.92% -0.0151 0.115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.92% 0.116 97.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7249, 68.3770, 28.6291) |
| Luminance | 0.6837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.06
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.15
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.60
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.96
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.22
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD87B #7B8FEC
analogous
#ECA07B #ECD87B #C7EC7B
triadic
#ECD87B #7BECD8 #D87BEC
tetradic
#ECD87B #7BECA0 #7B8FEC #EC7BC7
square
#ECD87B #7BECA0 #7B8FEC #EC7BC7
split-complementary
#ECD87B #7BC7EC #A07BEC
monochromatic
#CFAF1E #E4C846 #ECD87B #F4E8B0 #FBF7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#ECD87B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.68
#ECD87B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD87B
14.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD87B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD87B | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.68 | 14.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D473
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEDB7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBCCC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd87b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 216, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.116 97.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e3a3',
500: '#ecd87b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd87b; $custom-light: #f4e3a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd87b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 216,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.381,
"s": 74.834,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87923,
"c": 0.116,
"h": 97.5
},
"luminance": 0.68375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD87B
secondary
#465DC5
accent
#32D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480