#EDE66E#EDE66E
#EDE66E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.757; OKLCH L 90.7% C 0.142 H 105.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDE66E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 230, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 53.6%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.73, -12.89, 58.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.73, 59.80, 102.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.7% -0.0387 0.1364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.7% 0.142 105.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.0382, 75.7259, 25.8867) |
| Luminance | 0.7572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 2.86
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.89
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.38
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.61
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.19
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDE66E #6E75ED
analogous
#EDA66E #EDE66E #B4ED6E
triadic
#EDE66E #6EEDE6 #E66EED
tetradic
#EDE66E #6EEDA6 #6E75ED #ED6EB4
square
#EDE66E #6EEDA6 #6E75ED #ED6EB4
split-complementary
#EDE66E #6EB4ED #A66EED
monochromatic
#C8BE19 #E6DD38 #EDE66E #F4EFA4 #FBF9DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#EDE66E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.14
#EDE66E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDE66E
16.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDE66E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDE66E | 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)
#F7DF62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE474
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCD9CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ede66e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 230, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.7% 0.142 105.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5ed9b',
500: '#ede66e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ede66e; $custom-light: #f5ed9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ede66e",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 230,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.693,
"s": 77.914,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90702,
"c": 0.14181,
"h": 105.8
},
"luminance": 0.75724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDE66E
secondary
#3A42C5
accent
#17DA0B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F