#ECF8A3#ECF8A3
#ECF8A3 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.876; OKLCH L 95.1% C 0.108 H 115.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 248, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 86%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 34%, 97%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.8%, 0%, 34.3%, 2.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.00, -16.87, 39.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.00, 43.02, 113.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.09% -0.0457 0.0978) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.09% 0.108 115) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.7705, 87.6127, 47.6152) |
| Luminance | 0.8761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.46
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 3.92
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.02
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.23
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.20
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF8A3 #AFA3F8
analogous
#F8DAA3 #ECF8A3 #C1F8A3
triadic
#ECF8A3 #A3ECF8 #F8A3EC
tetradic
#ECF8A3 #A3F8DA #AFA3F8 #F8A3C1
square
#ECF8A3 #A3F8DA #AFA3F8 #F8A3C1
split-complementary
#ECF8A3 #A3C1F8 #DAA3F8
monochromatic
#D5EF31 #E0F46A #ECF8A3 #F8FCDC #F9FDE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.13
#ECF8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.52
#ECF8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF8A3
18.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF8A3 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 18.52 | 18.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF09D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF1A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5EFE2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F1F1F1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 248, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.1% 0.108 115.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3fabf',
500: '#ecf8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf8a3; $custom-light: #f3fabf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 248,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.471,
"s": 85.859,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95093,
"c": 0.10789,
"h": 115
},
"luminance": 0.87612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF8A3
secondary
#7666D9
accent
#03E223
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF9
border
#D6D7D2
text
#171712
muted
#858582