#EDD46C#EDD46C
#EDD46C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.662; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.127 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDD46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 212, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 54.4%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.09, -4.01, 53.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.09, 54.07, 94.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.01% -0.0134 0.1265) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.01% 0.127 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.1776, 66.1769, 23.7354) |
| Luminance | 0.6617 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.85
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.80
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.09
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.10
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.65
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDD46C #6C85ED
analogous
#ED936C #EDD46C #C6ED6C
triadic
#EDD46C #6CEDD4 #D46CED
tetradic
#EDD46C #6CED93 #6C85ED #ED6CC6
square
#EDD46C #6CED93 #6C85ED #ED6CC6
split-complementary
#EDD46C #6CC6ED #936CED
monochromatic
#C6A518 #E6C435 #EDD46C #F4E4A3 #FAF4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#EDD46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.23
#EDD46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDD46C
14.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDD46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDD46C | 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)
#E6D062
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD870
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDC7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edd46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 212, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.127 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e199',
500: '#edd46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edd46c; $custom-light: #f5e199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edd46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 212,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.372,
"s": 78.182,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8701,
"c": 0.12724,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.66174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDD46C
secondary
#3954C4
accent
#33DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F