#ECF97E#ECF97E
#ECF97E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.871; OKLCH L 94.8% C 0.148 H 114.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECF97E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 249, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(66, 91%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(66, 49%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.2%, 0%, 49.4%, 2.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(94.78, -21.20, 57.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(94.78, 60.82, 110.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(94.76% -0.0607 0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94.76% 0.148 114.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(72.2348, 87.0917, 32.7397) |
| Luminance | 0.8709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.16
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 3.32
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 3.41
Butter
#FFFF81
ΔE00 3.47
Banana (survey)
#FFFF7E
ΔE00 3.58
Light Yellow
#FFFE7A
ΔE00 3.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECF97E #8B7EF9
analogous
#F9C87E #ECF97E #AEF97E
triadic
#ECF97E #7EECF9 #F97EEC
tetradic
#ECF97E #7EF9C8 #8B7EF9 #F97EAE
square
#ECF97E #7EF9C8 #8B7EF9 #F97EAE
split-complementary
#ECF97E #7EAEF9 #C87EF9
monochromatic
#D9F10B #E3F644 #ECF97E #F5FCB8 #FBFEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.14
#ECF97E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.42
#ECF97E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECF97E
18.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECF97E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECF97E | 1.00 | 1.14 | 18.42 | 18.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFEF73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF185
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9EDDD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F0F0F0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecf97e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 249, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(94.8% 0.148 114.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4fba6',
500: '#ecf97e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecf97e; $custom-light: #f4fba6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecf97e",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 249,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 66.341,
"s": 91.111,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.94761,
"c": 0.14794,
"h": 114.2
},
"luminance": 0.87091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECF97E
secondary
#5545D6
accent
#00E618
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFFF6
border
#D7D7D0
text
#171710
muted
#858580