#EDE66D#EDE66D
#EDE66D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.7% C 0.143 H 105.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDE66D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 230, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 54%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.72, -12.97, 58.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.72, 60.25, 102.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.69% -0.039 0.1373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.69% 0.143 105.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.9841, 75.7043, 25.6016) |
| Luminance | 0.7570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.81
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.85
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.37
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.56
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.30
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDE66D #6D74ED
analogous
#EDA66D #EDE66D #B4ED6D
triadic
#EDE66D #6DEDE6 #E66DED
tetradic
#EDE66D #6DEDA6 #6D74ED #ED6DB4
square
#EDE66D #6DEDA6 #6D74ED #ED6DB4
split-complementary
#EDE66D #6DB4ED #A66DED
monochromatic
#C7BE19 #E6DD37 #EDE66D #F4EFA3 #FAF9DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#EDE66D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.14
#EDE66D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDE66D
16.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDE66D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDE66D | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.14 | 16.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F7DF61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE473
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCD9CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ede66d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 230, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.7% 0.143 105.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5ed9a',
500: '#ede66d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ede66d; $custom-light: #f5ed9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ede66d",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 230,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.719,
"s": 78.049,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90691,
"c": 0.1427,
"h": 105.9
},
"luminance": 0.75702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDE66D
secondary
#3A41C5
accent
#17DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F