#EDDA69#EDDA69
#EDDA69 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.692; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.135 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDDA69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 218, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 79%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 56%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 55.7%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.59, -7.28, 57.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.59, 57.51, 97.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.19% -0.0232 0.133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.19% 0.135 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5485, 69.1697, 23.4182) |
| Luminance | 0.6917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.90
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.66
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.96
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.32
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.47
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDDA69 #697CED
analogous
#ED9869 #EDDA69 #BEED69
triadic
#EDDA69 #69EDDA #DA69ED
tetradic
#EDDA69 #69ED98 #697CED #ED69BE
square
#EDDA69 #69ED98 #697CED #ED69BE
split-complementary
#EDDA69 #69BEED #9869ED
monochromatic
#C4AB18 #E6CD32 #EDDA69 #F4E7A0 #FAF5D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#EDDA69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.83
#EDDA69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDDA69
14.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDDA69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDDA69 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.83 | 14.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD55E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DC6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDCCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edda69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 218, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.135 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e597',
500: '#edda69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edda69; $custom-light: #f5e597; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edda69",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 218,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.364,
"s": 78.571,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88189,
"c": 0.13499,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.69167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDDA69
secondary
#384CC2
accent
#29DB0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F