#ECF49D#ECF49D
#ECF49D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.850; OKLCH L 94.2% C 0.110 H 112.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF49D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 244, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 80%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 36%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.3%, 0%, 35.7%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.87, -15.62, 41.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.87, 43.94, 110.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.17% -0.0424 0.101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.17% 0.11 112.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.0290, 84.9695, 44.4454) |
| Luminance | 0.8497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.77
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.64
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.09
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.22
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF49D #A59DF4
analogous
#F4D09D #ECF49D #C0F49D
triadic
#ECF49D #9DECF4 #F49DEC
tetradic
#ECF49D #9DF4D0 #A59DF4 #F49DC0
square
#ECF49D #9DF4D0 #A59DF4 #F49DC0
split-complementary
#ECF49D #9DC0F4 #D09DF4
monochromatic
#D7E82F #E1EE66 #ECF49D #F7FAD4 #FAFCE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#ECF49D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.99
#ECF49D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF49D
17.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF49D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF49D | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.99 | 17.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEC97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEFA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6EADE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf49d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 244, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.2% 0.110 112.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f7bb',
500: '#ecf49d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf49d; $custom-light: #f3f7bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf49d",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 244,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.517,
"s": 79.817,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94166,
"c": 0.10957,
"h": 112.8
},
"luminance": 0.84969
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF49D
secondary
#6D63D3
accent
#09DC1D
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171712
muted
#858582