#EDDB6E#EDDB6E
#EDDB6E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.698; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.131 H 100.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDDB6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 219, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 53.6%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.90, -7.40, 55.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.90, 55.60, 97.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.45% -0.023 0.1293) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.45% 0.131 100.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.0732, 69.7957, 24.8984) |
| Luminance | 0.6979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.35
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.38
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.25
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.46
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.67
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDDB6E #6E80ED
analogous
#ED9B6E #EDDB6E #BFED6E
triadic
#EDDB6E #6EEDDB #DB6EED
tetradic
#EDDB6E #6EED9B #6E80ED #ED6EBF
square
#EDDB6E #6EED9B #6E80ED #ED6EBF
split-complementary
#EDDB6E #6EBFED #9B6EED
monochromatic
#C8AF19 #E6CD38 #EDDB6E #F4E9A4 #FBF6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#EDDB6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.96
#EDDB6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDDB6E
14.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDDB6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDDB6E | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.96 | 14.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD664
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DD73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDCEC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eddb6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 219, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.131 100.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e59a',
500: '#eddb6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eddb6e; $custom-light: #f5e59a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eddb6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 219,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.496,
"s": 77.914,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8845,
"c": 0.13133,
"h": 100.1
},
"luminance": 0.69793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDDB6E
secondary
#3A4EC5
accent
#29DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F