#ECF09C#ECF09C
#ECF09C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.826; OKLCH L 93.3% C 0.106 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF09C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 240, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 74%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 35%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 35%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.82, -13.78, 40.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.82, 42.50, 108.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.33% -0.0372 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.33% 0.106 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.7535, 82.5545, 43.6007) |
| Luminance | 0.8255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.25
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.40
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.67
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.04
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.07
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF09C #A09CF0
analogous
#F0CA9C #ECF09C #C2F09C
triadic
#ECF09C #9CECF0 #F09CEC
tetradic
#ECF09C #9CF0CA #A09CF0 #F09CC2
square
#ECF09C #9CF0CA #A09CF0 #F09CC2
split-complementary
#ECF09C #9CC2F0 #CA9CF0
monochromatic
#D8E032 #E2E867 #ECF09C #F6F8D1 #FAFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#ECF09C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.51
#ECF09C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF09C
17.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF09C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF09C | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.51 | 17.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE996
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDECA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7E6DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf09c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 240, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.3% 0.106 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f4ba',
500: '#ecf09c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf09c; $custom-light: #f3f4ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf09c",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 240,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.857,
"s": 73.684,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93325,
"c": 0.10574,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.82553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF09C
secondary
#6863CD
accent
#10D619
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171712
muted
#858582