#ECE87D#ECE87D
#ECE87D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.770; OKLCH L 91.2% C 0.130 H 106.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECE87D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 232, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 74%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 47%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 47%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.33, -13.01, 52.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.33, 53.75, 104.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.22% -0.0375 0.1242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.22% 0.13 106.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.1519, 77.0285, 30.7287) |
| Luminance | 0.7703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.85
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.71
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.88
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.92
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.38
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECE87D #7D81EC
analogous
#ECB07D #ECE87D #B8EC7D
triadic
#ECE87D #7DECE8 #E87DEC
tetradic
#ECE87D #7DECB0 #7D81EC #EC7DB8
square
#ECE87D #7DECB0 #7D81EC #EC7DB8
split-complementary
#ECE87D #7DB8EC #B07DEC
monochromatic
#D0CA1E #E4DF48 #ECE87D #F4F1B2 #FBFAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#ECE87D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.41
#ECE87D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECE87D
16.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECE87D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECE87D | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.41 | 16.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E174
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE582
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FADCCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ece87d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 232, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.2% 0.130 106.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4efa5',
500: '#ece87d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ece87d; $custom-light: #f4efa5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ece87d",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 232,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.838,
"s": 74.497,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91215,
"c": 0.12972,
"h": 106.8
},
"luminance": 0.77027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECE87D
secondary
#484CC5
accent
#16D70F
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858580