#EDE997#EDE997
#EDE997 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.785; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.103 H 105.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDE997 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 233, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 70%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 36%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 36.3%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.02, -10.49, 40.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.02, 41.71, 104.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.89% -0.0282 0.0992) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.89% 0.103 105.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.6508, 78.5182, 40.7586) |
| Luminance | 0.7852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.21
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.18
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.40
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.77
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.13
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDE997 #979BED
analogous
#EDBE97 #EDE997 #C6ED97
triadic
#EDE997 #97EDE9 #E997ED
tetradic
#EDE997 #97EDBE #979BED #ED97C6
square
#EDE997 #97EDBE #979BED #ED97C6
split-complementary
#EDE997 #97C6ED #BE97ED
monochromatic
#DBD32F #E4DE63 #EDE997 #F6F4CB #FAF9E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#EDE997 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.70
#EDE997 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDE997
16.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDE997 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDE997 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.70 | 16.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E391
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E79A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9DFD4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ede997; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 233, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.103 105.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4efb6',
500: '#ede997',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ede997; $custom-light: #f4efb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ede997",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 233,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.209,
"s": 70.492,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91887,
"c": 0.10308,
"h": 105.9
},
"luminance": 0.78517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDE997
secondary
#5F64C9
accent
#1CD313
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171611
muted
#858581