#EDD36B#EDD36B
#EDD36B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.657; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.127 H 95.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDD36B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 211, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 78%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 54.9%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.82, -3.58, 54.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.82, 54.20, 93.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.8% -0.0123 0.1268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.8% 0.127 95.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.8755, 65.6573, 23.3736) |
| Luminance | 0.6565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.07
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.62
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.12
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.13
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.42
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDD36B #6B85ED
analogous
#ED926B #EDD36B #C6ED6B
triadic
#EDD36B #6BEDD3 #D36BED
tetradic
#EDD36B #6BED92 #6B85ED #ED6BC6
square
#EDD36B #6BED92 #6B85ED #ED6BC6
split-complementary
#EDD36B #6BC6ED #926BED
monochromatic
#C6A318 #E6C334 #EDD36B #F4E3A2 #FAF3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#EDD36B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.13
#EDD36B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDD36B
14.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDD36B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDD36B | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.13 | 14.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CF61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD76F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEC6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edd36b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 211, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.127 95.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e098',
500: '#edd36b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edd36b; $custom-light: #f5e098; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edd36b",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 211,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 78.313,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86797,
"c": 0.12737,
"h": 95.5
},
"luminance": 0.65655
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDD36B
secondary
#3955C3
accent
#34DB0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F