#EDE562#EDE562
#EDE562 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.749; OKLCH L 90.4% C 0.151 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDE562 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 229, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 79%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 59%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 58.6%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.36, -13.28, 63.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.36, 64.64, 101.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.37% -0.0411 0.1455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.37% 0.151 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.1511, 74.9271, 22.5834) |
| Luminance | 0.7492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.35
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.95
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.01
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.72
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.92
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDE562 #626AED
analogous
#ED9F62 #EDE562 #AFED62
triadic
#EDE562 #62EDE5 #E562ED
tetradic
#EDE562 #62ED9F #626AED #ED62AF
square
#EDE562 #62ED9F #626AED #ED62AF
split-complementary
#EDE562 #62AFED #9F62ED
monochromatic
#BFB516 #E7DC2B #EDE562 #F3EE99 #FAF7D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#EDE562 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.99
#EDE562 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDE562
15.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDE562 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDE562 | 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)
#F7DD53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE369
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDD7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ede562; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 229, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.4% 0.151 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6ed93',
500: '#ede562',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ede562; $custom-light: #f6ed93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ede562",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 229,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.547,
"s": 79.429,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90368,
"c": 0.15116,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.74925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDE562
secondary
#363EBD
accent
#16DC0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F