#ECDC65#ECDC65
#ECDC65 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.700; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.140 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECDC65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 220, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 78%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 57%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 57.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.98, -8.99, 59.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.98, 59.95, 98.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.47% -0.0285 0.1373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.47% 0.14 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5364, 69.9612, 22.5191) |
| Luminance | 0.6996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.26
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.25
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.67
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.75
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.91
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECDC65 #6575EC
analogous
#EC9865 #ECDC65 #B8EC65
triadic
#ECDC65 #65ECDC #DC65EC
tetradic
#ECDC65 #65EC98 #6575EC #EC65B8
square
#ECDC65 #65EC98 #6575EC #EC65B8
split-complementary
#ECDC65 #65B8EC #9865EC
monochromatic
#BFAB18 #E5D02F #ECDC65 #F3E89B #F9F5D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#ECDC65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#ECDC65 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECDC65
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECDC65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECDC65 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED659
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DD6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCCEC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecdc65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 220, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.140 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e695',
500: '#ecdc65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecdc65; $custom-light: #f5e695; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecdc65",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 220,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.889,
"s": 78.035,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88465,
"c": 0.14025,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.69959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECDC65
secondary
#3848BE
accent
#24DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F