#ECDB66#ECDB66
#ECDB66 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.695; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.138 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECDB66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 219, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 78%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 57%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 56.8%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.73, -8.42, 58.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.73, 59.15, 98.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.27% -0.0267 0.1359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.27% 0.138 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.3241, 69.4576, 22.6915) |
| Luminance | 0.6946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.41
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.16
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.33
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.63
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.96
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECDB66 #6677EC
analogous
#EC9866 #ECDB66 #BAEC66
triadic
#ECDB66 #66ECDB #DB66EC
tetradic
#ECDB66 #66EC98 #6677EC #EC66BA
square
#ECDB66 #66EC98 #6677EC #EC66BA
split-complementary
#ECDB66 #66BAEC #9866EC
monochromatic
#C0AA18 #E5CE30 #ECDB66 #F3E89C #FAF5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#ECDB66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.89
#ECDB66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECDB66
14.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECDB66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECDB66 | 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)
#EDD55A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DC6C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCCDC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecdb66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 219, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.138 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e595',
500: '#ecdb66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecdb66; $custom-light: #f5e595; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecdb66",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 219,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.388,
"s": 77.907,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88272,
"c": 0.13848,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.69455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECDB66
secondary
#3849BE
accent
#26DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F