#ECEE99#ECEE99
#ECEE99 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.813; OKLCH L 92.9% C 0.107 H 109.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECEE99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 238, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 71%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 36%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.8%, 0%, 35.7%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.26, -13.13, 40.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.26, 43.02, 107.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.86% -0.0356 0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.86% 0.107 109.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.9171, 81.2831, 42.0842) |
| Luminance | 0.8128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.86
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.38
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.61
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.62
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.11
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECEE99 #9B99EE
analogous
#EEC699 #ECEE99 #C2EE99
triadic
#ECEE99 #99ECEE #EE99EC
tetradic
#ECEE99 #99EEC6 #9B99EE #EE99C2
square
#ECEE99 #99EEC6 #9B99EE #EE99C2
split-complementary
#ECEE99 #99C2EE #C699EE
monochromatic
#D8DD30 #E2E565 #ECEE99 #F6F7CD #FAFBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.22
#ECEE99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.26
#ECEE99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECEE99
17.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECEE99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECEE99 | 1.00 | 1.22 | 17.26 | 17.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FBE793
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEA9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7E4D9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecee99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 238, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.9% 0.107 109.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f3b8',
500: '#ecee99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecee99; $custom-light: #f3f3b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecee99",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 238,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.412,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92864,
"c": 0.10672,
"h": 109.5
},
"luminance": 0.81282
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECEE99
secondary
#6361CA
accent
#12D317
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171711
muted
#858581