#EDDB6C#EDDB6C
#EDDB6C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.698; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.133 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDDB6C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 219, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 54.4%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.88, -7.56, 56.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.88, 56.51, 97.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.43% -0.0236 0.1311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.43% 0.133 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.9655, 69.7527, 24.3313) |
| Luminance | 0.6975 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.12
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.56
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.14
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.42
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.65
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDDB6C #6C7EED
analogous
#ED9A6C #EDDB6C #BEED6C
triadic
#EDDB6C #6CEDDB #DB6CED
tetradic
#EDDB6C #6CED9A #6C7EED #ED6CBE
square
#EDDB6C #6CED9A #6C7EED #ED6CBE
split-complementary
#EDDB6C #6CBEED #9A6CED
monochromatic
#C6AE18 #E6CE35 #EDDB6C #F4E8A3 #FAF6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#EDDB6C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.95
#EDDB6C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDDB6C
14.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDDB6C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDDB6C | 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)
#EDD561
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DD71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDCEC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eddb6c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 219, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.133 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e599',
500: '#eddb6c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eddb6c; $custom-light: #f5e599; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eddb6c",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 219,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.628,
"s": 78.182,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88427,
"c": 0.13317,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.6975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDDB6C
secondary
#394DC4
accent
#28DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F