#ECF2AE#ECF2AE
#ECF2AE is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.844; OKLCH L 94.1% C 0.087 H 112.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 242, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 72%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 28%, 95%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 28.1%, 5.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.62, -12.56, 32.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.62, 34.60, 111.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.06% -0.0329 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.06% 0.087 112.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.9841, 84.3939, 52.4284) |
| Luminance | 0.8439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.52
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 3.40
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.43
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.62
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 3.68
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF2AE #B4AEF2
analogous
#F2D6AE #ECF2AE #CAF2AE
triadic
#ECF2AE #AEECF2 #F2AEEC
tetradic
#ECF2AE #AEF2D6 #B4AEF2 #F2AECA
square
#ECF2AE #AEF2D6 #B4AEF2 #F2AECA
split-complementary
#ECF2AE #AECAF2 #D6AEF2
monochromatic
#D3E145 #E0EA79 #ECF2AE #F8FAE3 #F9FBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#ECF2AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.88
#ECF2AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF2AE
17.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF2AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF2AE | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.88 | 17.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCECA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCEEB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5EAE0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf2ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 242, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.1% 0.087 112.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f6c6',
500: '#ecf2ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf2ae; $custom-light: #f3f6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf2ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 242,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.294,
"s": 72.34,
"l": 81.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94056,
"c": 0.08727,
"h": 112.2
},
"luminance": 0.84393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF2AE
secondary
#7B73D1
accent
#11D422
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF9
border
#D6D6D2
text
#171713
muted
#858582