#EDCD6C#EDCD6C
#EDCD6C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.627; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.122 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDCD6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 205, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 54.4%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.31, -0.43, 51.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.31, 51.83, 90.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.61% -0.0031 0.122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.61% 0.122 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.4655, 62.7528, 23.1647) |
| Luminance | 0.6275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.92
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.17
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.49
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.68
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.69
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDCD6C #6C8CED
analogous
#ED8C6C #EDCD6C #CDED6C
triadic
#EDCD6C #6CEDCD #CD6CED
tetradic
#EDCD6C #6CED8C #6C8CED #ED6CCD
square
#EDCD6C #6CED8C #6C8CED #ED6CCD
split-complementary
#EDCD6C #6CCDED #8C6CED
monochromatic
#C69B18 #E6BA35 #EDCD6C #F4E0A3 #FAF2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#EDCD6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.55
#EDCD6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDCD6C
13.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDCD6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDCD6C | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.55 | 13.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCA63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D370
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEBFB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edcd6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 205, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.122 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5dc98',
500: '#edcd6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edcd6c; $custom-light: #f5dc98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edcd6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 205,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.116,
"s": 78.182,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85608,
"c": 0.12203,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.6275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDCD6C
secondary
#395CC4
accent
#3FDA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF5
border
#D7D4CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F