#EDED79#EDED79
#EDED79 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.3% C 0.139 H 108.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDED79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 237, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 76%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 49%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 48.9%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.66, -15.43, 55.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.66, 57.73, 105.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.28% -0.0448 0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.28% 0.139 108.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.6620, 79.9550, 29.9014) |
| Luminance | 0.7995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 2.80
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 3.14
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.17
Pale Yellow
#FFFF84
ΔE00 3.76
Butter
#FFFF81
ΔE00 3.83
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 3.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDED79 #7979ED
analogous
#EDB379 #EDED79 #B3ED79
triadic
#EDED79 #79EDED #ED79ED
tetradic
#EDED79 #79EDB3 #7979ED #ED79B3
square
#EDED79 #79EDB3 #7979ED #ED79B3
split-complementary
#EDED79 #79B3ED #B379ED
monochromatic
#D0D01C #E6E643 #EDED79 #F4F4AF #FBFBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EDED79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#EDED79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDED79
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDED79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDED79 | 1.00 | 1.24 | 16.99 | 16.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE56E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE97F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FBE1D2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eded79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 237, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.3% 0.139 108.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f5f2a2',
500: '#eded79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eded79; $custom-light: #f5f2a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eded79",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 237,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 76.316,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92278,
"c": 0.1389,
"h": 108.8
},
"luminance": 0.79953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDED79
secondary
#4444C6
accent
#0DD90D
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF6
border
#D7D6D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858580