#ECD94D#ECD94D
#ECD94D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.680; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.156 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECD94D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 217, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 81%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 67.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.00, -8.99, 68.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.00, 68.88, 97.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.63% -0.0311 0.1531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.63% 0.156 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.7471, 67.9970, 16.9447) |
| Luminance | 0.6799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.35
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.51
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.06
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.24
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 4.24
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECD94D #4D60EC
analogous
#EC8A4D #ECD94D #B0EC4D
triadic
#ECD94D #4DECD9 #D94DEC
tetradic
#ECD94D #4DEC8A #4D60EC #EC4DB0
square
#ECD94D #4DEC8A #4D60EC #EC4DB0
split-complementary
#ECD94D #4DB0EC #8A4DEC
monochromatic
#AC9A12 #E4CB18 #ECD94D #F2E584 #F8F1BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#ECD94D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.60
#ECD94D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECD94D
14.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECD94D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECD94D | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.60 | 14.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD339
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DB55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDCABD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecd94d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 217, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.156 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e486',
500: '#ecd94d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecd94d; $custom-light: #f6e486; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecd94d",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 217,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.83,
"s": 80.711,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87629,
"c": 0.15623,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.67994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECD94D
secondary
#303FAD
accent
#22DD08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150C
muted
#86847F