#EDEA8A#EDEA8A
#EDEA8A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.787; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.118 H 107.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDEA8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 234, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 73%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 41.8%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.09, -12.37, 46.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.09, 48.47, 104.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.89% -0.0345 0.1133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.89% 0.118 107) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.9365, 78.6867, 35.5965) |
| Luminance | 0.7869 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.08
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.34
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 3.48
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.28
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.63
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDEA8A #8A8DED
analogous
#EDB88A #EDEA8A #BEED8A
triadic
#EDEA8A #8AEDEA #EA8AED
tetradic
#EDEA8A #8AEDB8 #8A8DED #ED8ABE
square
#EDEA8A #8AEDB8 #8A8DED #ED8ABE
split-complementary
#EDEA8A #8ABEED #B88AED
monochromatic
#DBD522 #E5E055 #EDEA8A #F5F4BF #FBFAE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#EDEA8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.74
#EDEA8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDEA8A
16.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDEA8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDEA8A | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.74 | 16.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E382
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FBE78E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FADFD3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edea8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 234, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.118 107.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4f0ad',
500: '#edea8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edea8a; $custom-light: #f4f0ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edea8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 234,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.182,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91889,
"c": 0.11844,
"h": 107
},
"luminance": 0.78685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDEA8A
secondary
#5357C8
accent
#16D510
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858581