#EDEE5C#EDEE5C
#EDEE5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.799; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.165 H 109.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDEE5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 238, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 61.3%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.65, -18.07, 68.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.65, 70.60, 104.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.18% -0.0553 0.1552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.18% 0.165 109.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.4334, 79.9281, 21.9986) |
| Luminance | 0.7993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 2.89
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.12
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.31
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.45
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 3.48
Canary
#FDFF63
ΔE00 3.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDEE5C #5D5CEE
analogous
#EEA65C #EDEE5C #A4EE5C
triadic
#EDEE5C #5CEDEE #EE5CED
tetradic
#EDEE5C #5CEEA6 #5D5CEE #EE5CA4
square
#EDEE5C #5CEEA6 #5D5CEE #EE5CA4
split-complementary
#EDEE5C #5CA4EE #A65CEE
monochromatic
#BBBC14 #E7E825 #EDEE5C #F3F493 #F9FACB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EDEE5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#EDEE5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDEE5C
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDEE5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDEE5C | 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)
#FFE54A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE965
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FDE0D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edee5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 238, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.165 109.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f390',
500: '#edee5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edee5c; $custom-light: #f6f390; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edee5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 238,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.411,
"s": 81.111,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92181,
"c": 0.1648,
"h": 109.6
},
"luminance": 0.79926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDEE5C
secondary
#3433BB
accent
#08DD09
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF4
border
#D7D6CE
text
#18170D
muted
#86857F