#ECEEA1#ECEEA1
#ECEEA1 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.816; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.098 H 109.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECEEA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 238, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 69%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 32%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.8%, 0%, 32.4%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.38, -12.20, 37.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.38, 39.09, 108.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93% -0.0324 0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93% 0.098 109.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.6001, 81.5563, 45.6814) |
| Luminance | 0.8155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.55
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.25
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.60
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.71
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.77
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECEEA1 #A3A1EE
analogous
#EEC9A1 #ECEEA1 #C5EEA1
triadic
#ECEEA1 #A1ECEE #EEA1EC
tetradic
#ECEEA1 #A1EEC9 #A3A1EE #EEA1C5
square
#ECEEA1 #A1EEC9 #A3A1EE #EEA1C5
split-complementary
#ECEEA1 #A1C5EE #C9A1EE
monochromatic
#D7DB39 #E2E56D #ECEEA1 #F6F7D5 #FAFAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.21
#ECEEA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.31
#ECEEA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECEEA1
17.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECEEA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECEEA1 | 1.00 | 1.21 | 17.31 | 17.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE89C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBEBA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6E5DA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E9E9E9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eceea1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 238, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.098 109.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f3bd',
500: '#eceea1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eceea1; $custom-light: #f3f3bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eceea1",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 238,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.558,
"s": 69.369,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93,
"c": 0.09758,
"h": 109.4
},
"luminance": 0.81555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECEEA1
secondary
#6B68CB
accent
#14D119
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171712
muted
#858582