#ECD89C#ECD89C
#ECD89C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.693; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.080 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD89C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 216, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 68%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 34%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 33.9%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.68, -1.71, 32.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.68, 32.18, 93.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.46% -0.0025 0.0801) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.46% 0.08 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.1497, 69.3469, 41.3995) |
| Luminance | 0.6935 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.89
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.28
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 3.94
Wheat
#F5DEB3
ΔE00 4.85
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.17
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD89C #9CB0EC
analogous
#ECB09C #ECD89C #D8EC9C
triadic
#ECD89C #9CECD8 #D89CEC
tetradic
#ECD89C #9CECB0 #9CB0EC #EC9CD8
square
#ECD89C #9CECB0 #9CB0EC #EC9CD8
split-complementary
#ECD89C #9CD8EC #B09CEC
monochromatic
#D8B035 #E2C469 #ECD89C #F6ECCF #FAF5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#ECD89C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.87
#ECD89C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD89C
14.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD89C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD89C | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.87 | 14.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D698
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EADC9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8CFC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd89c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 216, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.080 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3e3b9',
500: '#ecd89c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd89c; $custom-light: #f3e3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd89c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 216,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 67.797,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88459,
"c": 0.08018,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.69345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD89C
secondary
#647DC8
accent
#44D016
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#171511
muted
#858481