#EDD96D#EDD96D
#EDD96D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.687; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.130 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDD96D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 217, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 54%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.37, -6.47, 54.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.37, 55.34, 96.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.03% -0.0204 0.1289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.03% 0.13 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5004, 68.7368, 24.4404) |
| Luminance | 0.6873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.99
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.60
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.17
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.33
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.38
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDD96D #6D81ED
analogous
#ED996D #EDD96D #C1ED6D
triadic
#EDD96D #6DEDD9 #D96DED
tetradic
#EDD96D #6DED99 #6D81ED #ED6DC1
square
#EDD96D #6DED99 #6D81ED #ED6DC1
split-complementary
#EDD96D #6DC1ED #996DED
monochromatic
#C7AC19 #E6CB37 #EDD96D #F4E7A3 #FAF5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#EDD96D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.75
#EDD96D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDD96D
14.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDD96D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDD96D | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.75 | 14.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD463
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DB72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDCCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edd96d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 217, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.130 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e49a',
500: '#edd96d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edd96d; $custom-light: #f5e49a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edd96d",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 217,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.625,
"s": 78.049,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88032,
"c": 0.13049,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.68734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDD96D
secondary
#3A4FC5
accent
#2CDA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F