#ECFA99#ECFA99
#ECFA99 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.885; OKLCH L 95.3% C 0.122 H 115.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECFA99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 250, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 91%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 39%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 38.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.37, -18.99, 44.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.37, 48.81, 112.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.35% -0.0523 0.1098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.35% 0.122 115.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.5279, 88.5047, 43.2878) |
| Luminance | 0.8850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.05
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.92
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.24
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.37
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.46
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECFA99 #A799FA
analogous
#FAD899 #ECFA99 #BCFA99
triadic
#ECFA99 #99ECFA #FA99EC
tetradic
#ECFA99 #99FAD8 #A799FA #FA99BC
square
#ECFA99 #99FAD8 #A799FA #FA99BC
split-complementary
#ECFA99 #99BCFA #D899FA
monochromatic
#D6F424 #E1F75F #ECFA99 #F7FDD3 #FAFEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.12
#ECFA99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.70
#ECFA99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECFA99
18.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECFA99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECFA99 | 1.00 | 1.12 | 18.70 | 18.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF192
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF39E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6F0E2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F2F2F2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecfa99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 250, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.3% 0.122 115.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3fbb8',
500: '#ecfa99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecfa99; $custom-light: #f3fbb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecfa99",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 250,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.66,
"s": 90.654,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95345,
"c": 0.12158,
"h": 115.5
},
"luminance": 0.88504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECFA99
secondary
#6F5DDB
accent
#00E621
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF8
border
#D6D7D1
text
#171711
muted
#858581