#EDEC66#EDEC66
#EDEC66 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.790; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.155 H 108.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDEC66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 236, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 79%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 57%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 57%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.21, -16.43, 63.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.21, 65.69, 104.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.86% -0.0496 0.1467) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.86% 0.155 108.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.3207, 78.9566, 24.2617) |
| Luminance | 0.7895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.77
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 2.80
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.58
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.60
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.65
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDEC66 #6667ED
analogous
#EDA966 #EDEC66 #ABED66
triadic
#EDEC66 #66EDEC #EC66ED
tetradic
#EDEC66 #66EDA9 #6667ED #ED66AB
square
#EDEC66 #66EDA9 #6667ED #ED66AB
split-complementary
#EDEC66 #66ABED #A966ED
monochromatic
#C2C117 #E7E52F #EDEC66 #F3F39D #FAFAD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#EDEC66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.79
#EDEC66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDEC66
16.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDEC66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDEC66 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.79 | 16.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE357
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE86E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCDECF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edec66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 236, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.155 108.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f196',
500: '#edec66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edec66; $custom-light: #f6f196; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edec66",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 236,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.556,
"s": 78.947,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91858,
"c": 0.15485,
"h": 108.7
},
"luminance": 0.78955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDEC66
secondary
#3738C0
accent
#0CDB0A
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85857F