#EDDA6C#EDDA6C
#EDDA6C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.692; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.132 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDDA6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 218, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 54.4%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.62, -7.05, 55.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.62, 56.15, 97.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.22% -0.0222 0.1304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.22% 0.132 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7054, 69.2325, 24.2447) |
| Luminance | 0.6923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.28
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.32
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.10
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.37
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.47
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDDA6C #6C7FED
analogous
#ED9A6C #EDDA6C #BFED6C
triadic
#EDDA6C #6CEDDA #DA6CED
tetradic
#EDDA6C #6CED9A #6C7FED #ED6CBF
square
#EDDA6C #6CED9A #6C7FED #ED6CBF
split-complementary
#EDDA6C #6CBFED #9A6CED
monochromatic
#C6AD18 #E6CC35 #EDDA6C #F4E8A3 #FAF5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#EDDA6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.85
#EDDA6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDDA6C
14.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDDA6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDDA6C | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.85 | 14.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD561
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DC71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDCDC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edda6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 218, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.132 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e599',
500: '#edda6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edda6c; $custom-light: #f5e599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edda6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 218,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.163,
"s": 78.182,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88223,
"c": 0.13228,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.6923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDDA6C
secondary
#394EC4
accent
#2ADA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F