#EDEC6D#EDEC6D
#EDEC6D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.791; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.149 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDEC6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 236, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 78%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 54%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 54%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.28, -15.92, 60.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.28, 62.67, 104.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.93% -0.0474 0.1411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.93% 0.149 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.6826, 79.1013, 26.1678) |
| Luminance | 0.7910 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.59
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.06
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.40
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.54
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.56
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDEC6D #6D6EED
analogous
#EDAC6D #EDEC6D #AEED6D
triadic
#EDEC6D #6DEDEC #EC6DED
tetradic
#EDEC6D #6DEDAC #6D6EED #ED6DAE
square
#EDEC6D #6DEDAC #6D6EED #ED6DAE
split-complementary
#EDEC6D #6DAEED #AC6DED
monochromatic
#C7C619 #E6E537 #EDEC6D #F4F3A3 #FAFADA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#EDEC6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.82
#EDEC6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDEC6D
16.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDEC6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDEC6D | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.82 | 16.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE360
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE874
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCDFD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edec6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 236, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.149 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f29b',
500: '#edec6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edec6d; $custom-light: #f5f29b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edec6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 236,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.531,
"s": 78.049,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91931,
"c": 0.14886,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDEC6D
secondary
#3A3BC5
accent
#0DDA0B
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF5
border
#D7D6CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85857F