#ECFA9A#ECFA9A
#ECFA9A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.885; OKLCH L 95.4% C 0.120 H 115.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 18.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECFA9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 250, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 91%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 38%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 0%, 38.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(95.39, -18.88, 44.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(95.39, 48.33, 112.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(95.36% -0.0519 0.1087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(95.36% 0.12 115.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(74.6108, 88.5379, 43.7246) |
| Luminance | 0.8854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.92
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.84
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.14
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.37
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.45
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECFA9A #A89AFA
analogous
#FAD89A #ECFA9A #BCFA9A
triadic
#ECFA9A #9AECFA #FA9AEC
tetradic
#ECFA9A #9AFAD8 #A89AFA #FA9ABC
square
#ECFA9A #9AFAD8 #A89AFA #FA9ABC
split-complementary
#ECFA9A #9ABCFA #D89AFA
monochromatic
#D6F425 #E1F760 #ECFA9A #F7FDD4 #FAFEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.12
#ECFA9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
18.71
#ECFA9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECFA9A
18.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECFA9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECFA9A | 1.00 | 1.12 | 18.71 | 18.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 18.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 18.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF193
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF39E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6F0E2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F2F2F2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecfa9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 250, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(95.4% 0.120 115.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3fbb9',
500: '#ecfa9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecfa9a; $custom-light: #f3fbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecfa9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 250,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.75,
"s": 90.566,
"l": 79.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.95361,
"c": 0.12049,
"h": 115.5
},
"luminance": 0.88537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECFA9A
secondary
#705DDB
accent
#00E621
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF8
border
#D6D7D1
text
#171711
muted
#858581