#ECF09E#ECF09E
#ECF09E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.826; OKLCH L 93.4% C 0.103 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 240, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 73%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 34%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 34.2%, 5.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.85, -13.54, 39.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.85, 41.52, 109.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.36% -0.0364 0.0968) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.36% 0.103 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.9242, 82.6228, 44.5000) |
| Luminance | 0.8262 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.11
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.29
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.76
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.87
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.89
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF09E #A29EF0
analogous
#F0CB9E #ECF09E #C3F09E
triadic
#ECF09E #9EECF0 #F09EEC
tetradic
#ECF09E #9EF0CB #A29EF0 #F09EC3
square
#ECF09E #9EF0CB #A29EF0 #F09EC3
split-complementary
#ECF09E #9EC3F0 #CB9EF0
monochromatic
#D7E034 #E2E869 #ECF09E #F6F8D3 #FAFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.20
#ECF09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.52
#ECF09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF09E
17.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF09E | 1.00 | 1.20 | 17.52 | 17.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE998
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FDECA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6E7DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EAEAEA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 240, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.4% 0.103 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f4bb',
500: '#ecf09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf09e; $custom-light: #f3f4bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 240,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.927,
"s": 73.214,
"l": 78.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93359,
"c": 0.10347,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.82622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF09E
secondary
#6A65CD
accent
#10D51A
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171712
muted
#858582