#ECF96F#ECF96F
#ECF96F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.867; OKLCH L 94.6% C 0.162 H 114.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF96F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 249, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 92%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 55%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 55.4%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.62, -22.44, 63.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(94.62, 67.37, 109.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.59% -0.0657 0.1475) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.59% 0.162 114) |
| XYZ | xyz(71.3385, 86.7331, 28.0190) |
| Luminance | 0.8673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 3.17
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.27
Banana (survey)
#FFFF7E
ΔE00 3.34
Light Yellow
#FFFE7A
ΔE00 3.42
Butter
#FFFF81
ΔE00 3.42
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 3.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF96F #7C6FF9
analogous
#F9C16F #ECF96F #A7F96F
triadic
#ECF96F #6FECF9 #F96FEC
tetradic
#ECF96F #6FF9C1 #7C6FF9 #F96FA7
square
#ECF96F #6FF9C1 #7C6FF9 #F96FA7
split-complementary
#ECF96F #6FA7F9 #C16FF9
monochromatic
#D0E40A #E4F734 #ECF96F #F4FBAA #FBFEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.14
#ECF96F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.35
#ECF96F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF96F
18.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF96F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF96F | 1.00 | 1.14 | 18.35 | 18.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEE61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF177
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAECDB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F0F0F0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf96f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 249, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.6% 0.162 114.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5fb9d',
500: '#ecf96f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf96f; $custom-light: #f5fb9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf96f",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 249,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.652,
"s": 92,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9459,
"c": 0.1615,
"h": 114
},
"luminance": 0.86732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF96F
secondary
#4738D4
accent
#00E616
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFFF5
border
#D7D7CF
text
#17170F
muted
#858580