#ECF196#ECF196
#ECF196 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.829; OKLCH L 93.4% C 0.114 H 111.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF196 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 241, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 76%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 38%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 37.8%, 5.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(92.99, -14.94, 43.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(92.99, 45.89, 109.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.43% -0.0409 0.106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.43% 0.114 111.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.5531, 82.9466, 41.0892) |
| Luminance | 0.8295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.78
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.70
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.94
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.30
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.56
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF196 #9B96F1
analogous
#F1C996 #ECF196 #BFF196
triadic
#ECF196 #96ECF1 #F196EC
tetradic
#ECF196 #96F1C9 #9B96F1 #F196BF
square
#ECF196 #96F1C9 #9B96F1 #F196BF
split-complementary
#ECF196 #96BFF1 #C996F1
monochromatic
#D8E32A #E2EA60 #ECF196 #F6F8CC #FAFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#ECF196 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.59
#ECF196 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF196
17.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF196 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF196 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.59 | 17.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FEE98F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEC9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7E7DB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf196; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 241, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.4% 0.114 111.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f5b6',
500: '#ecf196',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf196; $custom-light: #f3f5b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf196",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 241,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.297,
"s": 76.471,
"l": 76.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93434,
"c": 0.11367,
"h": 111.1
},
"luminance": 0.82945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF196
secondary
#635DCE
accent
#0DD918
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171711
muted
#858581