#ECDC6B#ECDC6B
#ECDC6B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.701; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.135 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECDC6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 220, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 77%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 54.7%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.04, -8.54, 56.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.04, 57.27, 98.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.53% -0.0265 0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.53% 0.135 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8412, 70.0831, 24.1243) |
| Luminance | 0.7008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.95
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.08
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.41
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.74
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.00
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECDC6B #6B7BEC
analogous
#EC9B6B #ECDC6B #BCEC6B
triadic
#ECDC6B #6BECDC #DC6BEC
tetradic
#ECDC6B #6BEC9B #6B7BEC #EC6BBC
square
#ECDC6B #6BEC9B #6B7BEC #EC6BBC
split-complementary
#ECDC6B #6BBCEC #9B6BEC
monochromatic
#C4AE19 #E5CF35 #ECDC6B #F3E9A1 #FAF6D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#ECDC6B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.02
#ECDC6B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECDC6B
15.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECDC6B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECDC6B | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.02 | 15.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED660
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DD70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCCFC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecdc6b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 220, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.135 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e698',
500: '#ecdc6b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecdc6b; $custom-light: #f5e698; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecdc6b",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 220,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.558,
"s": 77.246,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88532,
"c": 0.13494,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.70081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECDC6B
secondary
#3A4BC2
accent
#26D90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F