#EDDA6E#EDDA6E
#EDDA6E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.693; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.130 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDDA6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 218, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 53.6%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.64, -6.90, 54.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.64, 55.24, 97.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.25% -0.0215 0.1286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.25% 0.13 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8131, 69.2756, 24.8117) |
| Luminance | 0.6927 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.10
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.53
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.22
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.42
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.49
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDDA6E #6E81ED
analogous
#ED9B6E #EDDA6E #C0ED6E
triadic
#EDDA6E #6EEDDA #DA6EED
tetradic
#EDDA6E #6EED9B #6E81ED #ED6EC0
square
#EDDA6E #6EED9B #6E81ED #ED6EC0
split-complementary
#EDDA6E #6EC0ED #9B6EED
monochromatic
#C8AE19 #E6CC38 #EDDA6E #F4E8A4 #FBF6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#EDDA6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.85
#EDDA6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDDA6E
14.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDDA6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDDA6E | 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)
#ECD564
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DC73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDCDC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edda6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 218, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.130 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e59a',
500: '#edda6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edda6e; $custom-light: #f5e59a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edda6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 218,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.024,
"s": 77.914,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88247,
"c": 0.13044,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.69273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDDA6E
secondary
#3A4FC5
accent
#2ADA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F