#ECEE66#ECEE66
#ECEE66 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.799; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.157 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECEE66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 238, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 80%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 57%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.8%, 0%, 57.1%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.66, -17.81, 64.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.66, 66.50, 105.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.19% -0.0535 0.1477) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.19% 0.157 109.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5667, 79.9429, 24.4391) |
| Luminance | 0.7994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.93
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.37
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.38
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.41
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.46
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 3.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECEE66 #6866EE
analogous
#EEAC66 #ECEE66 #A8EE66
triadic
#ECEE66 #66ECEE #EE66EC
tetradic
#ECEE66 #66EEAC #6866EE #EE66A8
square
#ECEE66 #66EEAC #6866EE #EE66A8
split-complementary
#ECEE66 #66A8EE #AC66EE
monochromatic
#C1C416 #E5E82F #ECEE66 #F3F49D #FAFAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#ECEE66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#ECEE66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECEE66
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECEE66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECEE66 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFE557
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE96E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBE1D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecee66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 238, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.157 109.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f396',
500: '#ecee66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecee66; $custom-light: #f5f396; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecee66",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 238,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.882,
"s": 80,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92194,
"c": 0.15708,
"h": 109.9
},
"luminance": 0.79941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECEE66
secondary
#3937C2
accent
#09DC0C
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#17170E
muted
#85857F