#ECDC6E#ECDC6E
#ECDC6E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.701; OKLCH L 88.6% C 0.132 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECDC6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 220, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 53.4%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.07, -8.31, 55.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.07, 55.91, 98.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.57% -0.0255 0.1297) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.57% 0.132 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.0018, 70.1474, 24.9700) |
| Luminance | 0.7015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.32
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.80
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.54
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.78
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.01
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECDC6E #6E7EEC
analogous
#EC9D6E #ECDC6E #BDEC6E
triadic
#ECDC6E #6EECDC #DC6EEC
tetradic
#ECDC6E #6EEC9D #6E7EEC #EC6EBD
square
#ECDC6E #6EEC9D #6E7EEC #EC6EBD
split-complementary
#ECDC6E #6EBDEC #9D6EEC
monochromatic
#C6B01A #E5CF38 #ECDC6E #F3E9A4 #FAF6DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#ECDC6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.03
#ECDC6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECDC6E
15.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECDC6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECDC6E | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.03 | 15.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD664
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DD73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCCFC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecdc6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 220, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.6% 0.132 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e69a',
500: '#ecdc6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecdc6e; $custom-light: #f5e69a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecdc6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 220,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.381,
"s": 76.829,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88567,
"c": 0.1322,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.70145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECDC6E
secondary
#3B4CC3
accent
#26D90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F