#ECF79E#ECF79E
#ECF79E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.868; OKLCH L 94.8% C 0.112 H 114.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF79E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 247, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 85%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 36%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.5%, 0%, 36%, 3.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.66, -16.97, 41.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(94.66, 44.93, 112.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.8% -0.0462 0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.8% 0.112 114.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.0248, 86.8238, 45.2002) |
| Luminance | 0.8682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.86
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.00
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.31
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.50
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.85
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF79E #A99EF7
analogous
#F7D69E #ECF79E #C0F79E
triadic
#ECF79E #9EECF7 #F79EEC
tetradic
#ECF79E #9EF7D6 #A99EF7 #F79EC0
square
#ECF79E #9EF7D6 #A99EF7 #F79EC0
split-complementary
#ECF79E #9EC0F7 #D69EF7
monochromatic
#D6EE2D #E1F265 #ECF79E #F7FCD7 #F9FDE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.14
#ECF79E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.36
#ECF79E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF79E
18.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF79E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF79E | 1.00 | 1.14 | 18.36 | 18.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEF97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF1A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6EDE1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F0F0F0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf79e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 247, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.8% 0.112 114.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3f9bb',
500: '#ecf79e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf79e; $custom-light: #f3f9bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf79e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 247,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.416,
"s": 84.762,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94803,
"c": 0.11223,
"h": 114.3
},
"luminance": 0.86823
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF79E
secondary
#7162D7
accent
#04E120
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF8
border
#D6D7D1
text
#171712
muted
#858582