#EDD36D#EDD36D
#EDD36D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.657; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.126 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDD36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 211, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 54%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.84, -3.42, 53.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.84, 53.27, 93.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.82% -0.0116 0.125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.82% 0.126 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9819, 65.6999, 23.9342) |
| Luminance | 0.6570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.93
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.77
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.99
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.22
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.38
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDD36D #6D87ED
analogous
#ED936D #EDD36D #C7ED6D
triadic
#EDD36D #6DEDD3 #D36DED
tetradic
#EDD36D #6DED93 #6D87ED #ED6DC7
square
#EDD36D #6DED93 #6D87ED #ED6DC7
split-complementary
#EDD36D #6DC7ED #936DED
monochromatic
#C7A419 #E6C337 #EDD36D #F4E3A3 #FAF4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#EDD36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.14
#EDD36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDD36D
14.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDD36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDD36D | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.14 | 14.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CF64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD771
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDC6BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edd36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 211, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.126 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e099',
500: '#edd36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edd36d; $custom-light: #f5e099; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edd36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 211,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.813,
"s": 78.049,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86821,
"c": 0.12553,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.65697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDD36D
secondary
#3A56C5
accent
#35DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F