#EDCE66#EDCE66
#EDCE66 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.631; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.128 H 92.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDCE66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 206, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 79%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 57%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 57%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.50, -1.40, 54.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.50, 54.89, 91.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.74% -0.0066 0.128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.74% 0.128 92.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3971, 63.1093, 21.6205) |
| Luminance | 0.6311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.38
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.65
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.48
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.49
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.73
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDCE66 #6685ED
analogous
#ED8B66 #EDCE66 #C9ED66
triadic
#EDCE66 #66EDCE #CE66ED
tetradic
#EDCE66 #66ED8B #6685ED #ED66C9
square
#EDCE66 #66ED8B #6685ED #ED66C9
split-complementary
#EDCE66 #66C9ED #8B66ED
monochromatic
#C29B17 #E7BC2F #EDCE66 #F3E09D #FAF1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#EDCE66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.62
#EDCE66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDCE66
13.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDCE66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDCE66 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.62 | 13.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CB5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D46A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEC0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edce66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 206, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.128 92.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6dc95',
500: '#edce66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edce66; $custom-light: #f6dc95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edce66",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 206,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.222,
"s": 78.947,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85735,
"c": 0.12813,
"h": 92.9
},
"luminance": 0.63106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDCE66
secondary
#3757C0
accent
#3ADB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F