#ECDA7E#ECDA7E
#ECDA7E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.695; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.115 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECDA7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 218, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 46.6%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.74, -5.92, 47.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.74, 47.65, 97.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.37% -0.017 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.37% 0.115 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.4311, 69.4843, 29.8051) |
| Luminance | 0.6948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.48
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.28
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.51
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.10
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.58
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECDA7E #7E90EC
analogous
#ECA37E #ECDA7E #C7EC7E
triadic
#ECDA7E #7EECDA #DA7EEC
tetradic
#ECDA7E #7EECA3 #7E90EC #EC7EC7
square
#ECDA7E #7EECA3 #7E90EC #EC7EC7
split-complementary
#ECDA7E #7EC7EC #A37EEC
monochromatic
#D1B41F #E4CB49 #ECDA7E #F4E9B3 #FBF7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#ECDA7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.90
#ECDA7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECDA7E
14.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECDA7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECDA7E | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.90 | 14.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD576
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDC82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBCEC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecda7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 218, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.115 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e5a5',
500: '#ecda7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecda7e; $custom-light: #f4e5a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecda7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 218,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.182,
"s": 74.324,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88369,
"c": 0.11474,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.69482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECDA7E
secondary
#495DC5
accent
#30D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480