#EDEB6A#EDEB6A
#EDEB6A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.785; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.150 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDEB6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 235, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 78%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 55%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.8%, 55.3%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.99, -15.66, 61.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.99, 63.57, 104.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.69% -0.047 0.1429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.69% 0.15 108.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.2368, 78.4636, 25.2360) |
| Luminance | 0.7846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.70
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.79
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.40
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.67
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.75
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDEB6A #6A6CED
analogous
#EDAA6A #EDEB6A #AEED6A
triadic
#EDEB6A #6AEDEB #EB6AED
tetradic
#EDEB6A #6AEDAA #6A6CED #ED6AAE
square
#EDEB6A #6AEDAA #6A6CED #ED6AAE
split-complementary
#EDEB6A #6AAEED #AA6AED
monochromatic
#C5C218 #E6E433 #EDEB6A #F4F2A1 #FAFAD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#EDEB6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.69
#EDEB6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDEB6A
16.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDEB6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDEB6A | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.69 | 16.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE35D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FEE771
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCDECF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edeb6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 235, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.150 108.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f199',
500: '#edeb6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edeb6a; $custom-light: #f5f199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edeb6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 235,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.084,
"s": 78.443,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91692,
"c": 0.15043,
"h": 108.2
},
"luminance": 0.78462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDEB6A
secondary
#393BC3
accent
#0EDB0B
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85857F