#EDD866#EDD866
#EDD866 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.681; OKLCH L 87.7% C 0.136 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDD866 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 216, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 79%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 57%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 57%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.05, -6.50, 57.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.05, 58.15, 96.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.75% -0.0213 0.1342) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.75% 0.136 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.8815, 68.0781, 22.4486) |
| Luminance | 0.6808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.03
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.65
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.85
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.18
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.27
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDD866 #667BED
analogous
#ED9566 #EDD866 #BEED66
triadic
#EDD866 #66EDD8 #D866ED
tetradic
#EDD866 #66ED95 #667BED #ED66BE
square
#EDD866 #66ED95 #667BED #ED66BE
split-complementary
#EDD866 #66BEED #9566ED
monochromatic
#C2A717 #E7CA2F #EDD866 #F3E69D #FAF4D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#EDD866 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.62
#EDD866 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDD866
14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDD866 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDD866 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.62 | 14.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD35B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DB6B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FECABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edd866; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 216, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.7% 0.136 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e395',
500: '#edd866',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edd866; $custom-light: #f6e395; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edd866",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 216,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.667,
"s": 78.947,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87749,
"c": 0.13591,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.68076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDD866
secondary
#374DC0
accent
#2BDB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F