#ECDC6A#ECDC6A
#ECDC6A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.701; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.136 H 101.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECDC6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 220, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 77%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 55.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.03, -8.62, 57.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.03, 57.72, 98.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.52% -0.0269 0.1332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.52% 0.136 101.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7889, 70.0622, 23.8488) |
| Luminance | 0.7006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.83
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.18
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.37
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.73
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.98
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECDC6A #6A7AEC
analogous
#EC9B6A #ECDC6A #BBEC6A
triadic
#ECDC6A #6AECDC #DC6AEC
tetradic
#ECDC6A #6AEC9B #6A7AEC #EC6ABB
square
#ECDC6A #6AEC9B #6A7AEC #EC6ABB
split-complementary
#ECDC6A #6ABBEC #9B6AEC
monochromatic
#C3AE19 #E5CF34 #ECDC6A #F3E9A0 #FAF5D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#ECDC6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.01
#ECDC6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECDC6A
15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECDC6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECDC6A | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.01 | 15.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED65F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DD6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCCFC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecdc6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 220, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.136 101.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e698',
500: '#ecdc6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecdc6a; $custom-light: #f5e698; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecdc6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 220,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.615,
"s": 77.381,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8852,
"c": 0.13584,
"h": 101.4
},
"luminance": 0.7006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECDC6A
secondary
#394AC1
accent
#25DA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F