#EDD993#EDD993
#EDD993 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.697; OKLCH L 88.6% C 0.091 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDD993 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 217, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 71%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 38%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 38%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.87, -2.87, 37.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.87, 37.11, 94.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.59% -0.0064 0.0912) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.59% 0.091 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.0057, 69.7389, 37.6348) |
| Luminance | 0.6974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.88
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.24
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.35
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.43
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.79
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDD993 #93A7ED
analogous
#EDAC93 #EDD993 #D4ED93
triadic
#EDD993 #93EDD9 #D993ED
tetradic
#EDD993 #93EDAC #93A7ED #ED93D4
square
#EDD993 #93EDAC #93A7ED #ED93D4
split-complementary
#EDD993 #93D4ED #AC93ED
monochromatic
#DCB42A #E4C75F #EDD993 #F6EBC7 #FBF6E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#EDD993 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.95
#EDD993 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDD993
14.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDD993 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDD993 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.95 | 14.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D68E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECDC95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FACFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edd993; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 217, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.6% 0.091 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4e4b3',
500: '#edd993',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edd993; $custom-light: #f4e4b3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edd993",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 217,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88585,
"c": 0.09145,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.69737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDD993
secondary
#5C74C9
accent
#3DD312
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#171511
muted
#858481