#ECFCA9#ECFCA9
#ECFCA9 is a very light, moderate yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.903; OKLCH L 96.0% C 0.106 H 117.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 19.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ECFCA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 252, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(72, 93%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(72, 33%, 99%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.3%, 0%, 32.9%, 1.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(96.13, -18.09, 38.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(96.13, 42.15, 115.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(96.02% -0.0488 0.0945) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96.02% 0.106 117.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.5638, 90.3187, 50.9282) |
| Luminance | 0.9032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow-green |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.12
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 4.34
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.54
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 4.59
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.61
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ECFCA9 #B9A9FC
analogous
#FCE2A9 #ECFCA9 #C3FCA9
triadic
#ECFCA9 #A9ECFC #FCA9EC
tetradic
#ECFCA9 #A9FCE2 #B9A9FC #FCA9C3
square
#ECFCA9 #A9FCE2 #B9A9FC #FCA9C3
split-complementary
#ECFCA9 #A9C3FC #E2A9FC
monochromatic
#D2F833 #DFFA6E #ECFCA9 #F8FEE1 #F8FEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.10
#ECFCA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
19.06
#ECFCA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ECFCA9
19.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ECFCA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ECFCA9 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 19.06 | 19.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 19.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 19.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FFF4A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFF4AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4F3E7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#F4F4F4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ecfca9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 252, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(96.0% 0.106 117.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3fdc3',
500: '#ecfca9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ecfca9; $custom-light: #f3fdc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ecfca9",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 252,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 71.566,
"s": 93.258,
"l": 82.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.96024,
"c": 0.10633,
"h": 117.3
},
"luminance": 0.90318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ECFCA9
secondary
#806AE0
accent
#00E62C
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFFF9
border
#D6D7D2
text
#171712
muted
#858582