#ECE397#ECE397
#ECE397 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.750; OKLCH L 90.6% C 0.097 H 102.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECE397 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 227, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 69%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 36%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 36%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.40, -7.88, 38.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.40, 39.06, 101.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.58% -0.0206 0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.58% 0.097 102.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6480, 75.0071, 40.1864) |
| Luminance | 0.7500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.42
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.09
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 3.53
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.04
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.08
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECE397 #97A0EC
analogous
#ECB897 #ECE397 #CAEC97
triadic
#ECE397 #97ECE3 #E397EC
tetradic
#ECE397 #97ECB8 #97A0EC #EC97CA
square
#ECE397 #97ECB8 #97A0EC #EC97CA
split-complementary
#ECE397 #97CAEC #B897EC
monochromatic
#D9C730 #E3D563 #ECE397 #F5F1CB #FAF8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#ECE397 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.00
#ECE397 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECE397
16.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECE397 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECE397 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DE92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3E39A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8D9D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ece397; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 227, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.6% 0.097 102.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3ebb6',
500: '#ece397',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ece397; $custom-light: #f3ebb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ece397",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 227,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.647,
"s": 69.106,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90584,
"c": 0.09652,
"h": 102.3
},
"luminance": 0.75005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECE397
secondary
#606BC8
accent
#28D114
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#171611
muted
#858481