#EDD96C#EDD96C
#EDD96C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.687; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.131 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDD96C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 217, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 54.4%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.36, -6.55, 55.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.36, 55.80, 96.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.02% -0.0207 0.1298) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.02% 0.131 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.4469, 68.7154, 24.1585) |
| Luminance | 0.6871 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.10
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.47
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.11
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.32
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.35
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDD96C #6C80ED
analogous
#ED996C #EDD96C #C0ED6C
triadic
#EDD96C #6CEDD9 #D96CED
tetradic
#EDD96C #6CED99 #6C80ED #ED6CC0
square
#EDD96C #6CED99 #6C80ED #ED6CC0
split-complementary
#EDD96C #6CC0ED #996CED
monochromatic
#C6AB18 #E6CB35 #EDD96C #F4E7A3 #FAF5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#EDD96C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.74
#EDD96C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDD96C
14.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDD96C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDD96C | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.74 | 14.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD462
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DB71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDCCC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edd96c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 217, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.131 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e499',
500: '#edd96c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edd96c; $custom-light: #f5e499; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edd96c",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 217,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.698,
"s": 78.182,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8802,
"c": 0.13141,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.68713
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDD96C
secondary
#394FC4
accent
#2BDA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F