#EDEE5E#EDEE5E
#EDEE5E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.800; OKLCH L 92.2% C 0.163 H 109.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EDEE5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(237, 238, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 81%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 61%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 60.5%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.67, -17.95, 67.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.67, 69.80, 104.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.2% -0.0548 0.1538) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.2% 0.163 109.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.5220, 79.9636, 22.4651) |
| Luminance | 0.7996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 3.07
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.10
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 3.19
Butter Yellow
#FFFD74
ΔE00 3.40
Pastel Yellow
#FFFE71
ΔE00 3.45
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 3.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EDEE5E #5F5EEE
analogous
#EEA75E #EDEE5E #A5EE5E
triadic
#EDEE5E #5EEDEE #EE5EED
tetradic
#EDEE5E #5EEEA7 #5F5EEE #EE5EA5
square
#EDEE5E #5EEEA7 #5F5EEE #EE5EA5
split-complementary
#EDEE5E #5EA5EE #A75EEE
monochromatic
#BCBE14 #E7E827 #EDEE5E #F3F495 #F9FACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.24
#EDEE5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.99
#EDEE5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EDEE5E
16.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EDEE5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EDEE5E | 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)
#FFE54D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFE967
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FCE0D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E7E7E7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #edee5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(237, 238, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(92.2% 0.163 109.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6f392',
500: '#edee5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #edee5e; $custom-light: #f6f392; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#edee5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 237,
"g": 238,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.417,
"s": 80.899,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92198,
"c": 0.16329,
"h": 109.6
},
"luminance": 0.79962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EDEE5E
secondary
#3534BC
accent
#08DD0A
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FFFEF4
border
#D7D6CE
text
#18170D
muted
#86857F