#ECF49F#ECF49F
#ECF49F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.850; OKLCH L 94.2% C 0.107 H 112.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 244, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 79%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 35%, 96%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.3%, 0%, 34.8%, 4.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.90, -15.39, 40.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.90, 42.97, 110.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.2% -0.0416 0.0989) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.2% 0.107 112.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(73.2012, 85.0384, 45.3520) |
| Luminance | 0.8504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.52
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.51
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 3.91
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.03
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.33
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF49F #A79FF4
analogous
#F4D29F #ECF49F #C2F49F
triadic
#ECF49F #9FECF4 #F49FEC
tetradic
#ECF49F #9FF4D2 #A79FF4 #F49FC2
square
#ECF49F #9FF4D2 #A79FF4 #F49FC2
split-complementary
#ECF49F #9FC2F4 #D29FF4
monochromatic
#D6E731 #E1EE68 #ECF49F #F7FAD6 #FAFCE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#ECF49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.01
#ECF49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF49F
18.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF49F | 1.00 | 1.17 | 18.01 | 18.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEC99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEFA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6EBDF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 244, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.2% 0.107 112.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f7bc',
500: '#ecf49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf49f; $custom-light: #f3f7bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 244,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.647,
"s": 79.439,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94199,
"c": 0.1073,
"h": 112.8
},
"luminance": 0.85037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF49F
secondary
#6F64D3
accent
#0ADC1E
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171712
muted
#858582