#EDDB74#EDDB74
#EDDB74 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.126 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDDB74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 219, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 77%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 51%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 51.1%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.96, -6.91, 52.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.96, 52.83, 97.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.52% -0.0209 0.1239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.52% 0.126 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.4109, 69.9309, 26.6774) |
| Luminance | 0.6993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.77
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.18
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.68
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.71
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.72
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDDB74 #7486ED
analogous
#ED9F74 #EDDB74 #C3ED74
triadic
#EDDB74 #74EDDB #DB74ED
tetradic
#EDDB74 #74ED9F #7486ED #ED74C3
square
#EDDB74 #74ED9F #7486ED #ED74C3
split-complementary
#EDDB74 #74C3ED #9F74ED
monochromatic
#CCB21A #E6CD3E #EDDB74 #F4E9AA #FBF7E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#EDDB74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#EDDB74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDDB74
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDDB74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDDB74 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD66B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DD79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCCEC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eddb74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 219, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.126 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5e59e',
500: '#eddb74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eddb74; $custom-light: #f5e59e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eddb74",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 219,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.074,
"s": 77.07,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88524,
"c": 0.12567,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.69929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDDB74
secondary
#3F53C6
accent
#2BD90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480