#EDD37F#EDD37F
#EDD37F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.661; OKLCH L 87.1% C 0.108 H 92.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDD37F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 211, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 75%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 46%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 46.4%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.06, -1.86, 44.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.06, 44.77, 92.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.06% -0.0052 0.1078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.06% 0.108 92.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.0520, 66.1279, 29.5699) |
| Luminance | 0.6613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.57
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 2.98
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.85
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.95
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDD37F #7F99ED
analogous
#ED9C7F #EDD37F #D0ED7F
triadic
#EDD37F #7FEDD3 #D37FED
tetradic
#EDD37F #7FED9C #7F99ED #ED7FD0
square
#EDD37F #7FED9C #7F99ED #ED7FD0
split-complementary
#EDD37F #7FD0ED #9C7FED
monochromatic
#D4A91E #E5C149 #EDD37F #F5E5B5 #FBF6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#EDD37F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.23
#EDD37F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDD37F
14.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDD37F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDD37F | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.23 | 14.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3D078
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD882
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCC7BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edd37f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 211, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.1% 0.108 92.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e0a5',
500: '#edd37f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edd37f; $custom-light: #f5e0a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edd37f",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 211,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.818,
"s": 75.342,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87064,
"c": 0.10794,
"h": 92.8
},
"luminance": 0.66125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDD37F
secondary
#4967C7
accent
#3ED80E
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480