#ECDA7C#ECDA7C
#ECDA7C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.694; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.117 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECDA7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 218, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 75%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 47.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.72, -6.10, 48.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.72, 48.61, 97.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.34% -0.0177 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.34% 0.117 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.3034, 69.4332, 29.1323) |
| Luminance | 0.6943 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.41
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.34
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.52
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.20
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.41
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECDA7C #7C8EEC
analogous
#ECA27C #ECDA7C #C6EC7C
triadic
#ECDA7C #7CECDA #DA7CEC
tetradic
#ECDA7C #7CECA2 #7C8EEC #EC7CC6
square
#ECDA7C #7CECA2 #7C8EEC #EC7CC6
split-complementary
#ECDA7C #7CC6EC #A27CEC
monochromatic
#D0B31E #E4CB47 #ECDA7C #F4E9B1 #FBF7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#ECDA7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.89
#ECDA7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECDA7C
14.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECDA7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECDA7C | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.89 | 14.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD574
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDC80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBCEC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecda7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 218, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.117 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e5a4',
500: '#ecda7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecda7c; $custom-light: #f4e5a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecda7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 218,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.357,
"s": 74.667,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88341,
"c": 0.11678,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.69431
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECDA7C
secondary
#475BC5
accent
#2FD70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480