#EDE47C#EDE47C
#EDE47C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.126 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDE47C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 228, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 76%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 48%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 47.7%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.37, -10.72, 51.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.37, 52.58, 101.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.46% -0.0311 0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.46% 0.126 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.3082, 74.9485, 30.0385) |
| Luminance | 0.7495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.18
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.65
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.25
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.32
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDE47C #7C85ED
analogous
#EDAB7C #EDE47C #BDED7C
triadic
#EDE47C #7CEDE4 #E47CED
tetradic
#EDE47C #7CEDAB #7C85ED #ED7CBD
square
#EDE47C #7CEDAB #7C85ED #ED7CBD
split-complementary
#EDE47C #7CBDED #AB7CED
monochromatic
#D2C31D #E6D946 #EDE47C #F4EFB2 #FBF9E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#EDE47C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#EDE47C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDE47C
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDE47C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDE47C | 1.00 | 1.31 | 15.99 | 15.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DE73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E381
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBD8CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ede47c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 228, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.126 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5eca4',
500: '#ede47c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ede47c; $custom-light: #f5eca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ede47c",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 228,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.221,
"s": 75.839,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90463,
"c": 0.12648,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.74947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDE47C
secondary
#4751C7
accent
#1ED80D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480