#EDE656#EDE656
#EDE656 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.753; OKLCH L 90.5% C 0.161 H 106.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDE656 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 230, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 81%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 63.7%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.52, -14.53, 68.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.52, 69.93, 101.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.46% -0.0459 0.1547) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.46% 0.161 106.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.9039, 75.2722, 19.9124) |
| Luminance | 0.7527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.38
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.48
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.56
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 3.96
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.10
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDE656 #565DED
analogous
#ED9B56 #EDE656 #A8ED56
triadic
#EDE656 #56EDE6 #E656ED
tetradic
#EDE656 #56ED9B #565DED #ED56A8
square
#EDE656 #56ED9B #565DED #ED56A8
split-complementary
#EDE656 #56A8ED #9B56ED
monochromatic
#B5AE13 #E7DE1F #EDE656 #F3EE8D #F9F6C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.31
#EDE656 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.05
#EDE656 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDE656
16.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDE656 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDE656 | 1.00 | 1.31 | 16.05 | 16.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8DE43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE45F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDD8C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E1E1E1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ede656; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 230, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.5% 0.161 106.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6ed8c',
500: '#ede656',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ede656; $custom-light: #f6ed8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ede656",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 230,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.219,
"s": 80.749,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90465,
"c": 0.16138,
"h": 106.5
},
"luminance": 0.7527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDE656
secondary
#3238B5
accent
#12DD08
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18160D
muted
#86847F