#ECDD76#ECDD76
#ECDD76 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.709; OKLCH L 88.9% C 0.126 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECDD76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 221, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 76%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 50%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 50%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.42, -8.15, 51.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.42, 52.58, 98.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.87% -0.0242 0.1232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.87% 0.126 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.7204, 70.8560, 27.4561) |
| Luminance | 0.7085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.49
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.10
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.32
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.14
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.17
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECDD76 #7685EC
analogous
#ECA276 #ECDD76 #C0EC76
triadic
#ECDD76 #76ECDD #DD76EC
tetradic
#ECDD76 #76ECA2 #7685EC #EC76C0
square
#ECDD76 #76ECA2 #7685EC #EC76C0
split-complementary
#ECDD76 #76C0EC #A276EC
monochromatic
#CBB51C #E5D040 #ECDD76 #F3EAAC #FBF8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#ECDD76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.17
#ECDD76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECDD76
15.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECDD76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECDD76 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.17 | 15.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED76D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DE7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBD0C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecdd76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 221, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.9% 0.126 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e7a0',
500: '#ecdd76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecdd76; $custom-light: #f4e7a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecdd76",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 221,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.373,
"s": 75.641,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8887,
"c": 0.12553,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.70854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECDD76
secondary
#4152C5
accent
#27D80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160F
muted
#858480