#ECFA97#ECFA97
#ECFA97 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.884; OKLCH L 95.3% C 0.124 H 115.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECFA97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 250, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 91%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 40%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 39.6%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.35, -19.21, 45.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.35, 49.76, 112.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.31% -0.053 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.31% 0.124 115.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.3641, 88.4392, 42.4251) |
| Luminance | 0.8844 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.31
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.08
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.13
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 5.23
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.44
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECFA97 #A597FA
analogous
#FAD697 #ECFA97 #BAFA97
triadic
#ECFA97 #97ECFA #FA97EC
tetradic
#ECFA97 #97FAD6 #A597FA #FA97BA
square
#ECFA97 #97FAD6 #A597FA #FA97BA
split-complementary
#ECFA97 #97BAFA #D697FA
monochromatic
#D7F422 #E1F75D #ECFA97 #F7FDD1 #FAFEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.12
#ECFA97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.69
#ECFA97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECFA97
18.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECFA97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECFA97 | 1.00 | 1.12 | 18.69 | 18.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF18F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF39C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6F0E2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F2F2F2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecfa97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 250, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.3% 0.124 115.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3fbb7',
500: '#ecfa97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecfa97; $custom-light: #f3fbb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecfa97",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 250,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.485,
"s": 90.826,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95314,
"c": 0.12374,
"h": 115.4
},
"luminance": 0.88438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECFA97
secondary
#6D5BDA
accent
#00E620
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF8
border
#D6D7D1
text
#171711
muted
#858581