#ECDE6A#ECDE6A
#ECDE6A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.711; OKLCH L 88.9% C 0.138 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECDE6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 222, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 77%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 55.1%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.54, -9.62, 57.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.54, 58.46, 99.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.93% -0.0297 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.93% 0.138 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.3170, 71.1183, 24.0248) |
| Luminance | 0.7112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.90
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.57
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.65
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.72
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.98
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECDE6A #6A78EC
analogous
#EC9D6A #ECDE6A #B9EC6A
triadic
#ECDE6A #6AECDE #DE6AEC
tetradic
#ECDE6A #6AEC9D #6A78EC #EC6AB9
square
#ECDE6A #6AEC9D #6A78EC #EC6AB9
split-complementary
#ECDE6A #6AB9EC #9D6AEC
monochromatic
#C3B019 #E5D234 #ECDE6A #F3EAA0 #FAF6D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#ECDE6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.22
#ECDE6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECDE6A
15.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECDE6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECDE6A | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.22 | 15.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFD85F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DE70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCD1C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecde6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 222, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.9% 0.138 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e898',
500: '#ecde6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecde6a; $custom-light: #f5e898; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecde6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 222,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.538,
"s": 77.381,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88929,
"c": 0.13769,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.71116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECDE6A
secondary
#3948C1
accent
#22DA0C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F