#EED01A#EED01A
#EED01A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.634; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.173 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EED01A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 208, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 86%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 89%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 89.1%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.63, -5.35, 81.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.63, 81.27, 93.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.72% -0.0251 0.1714) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.72% 0.173 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.0055, 63.3667, 10.1528) |
| Luminance | 0.6336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sunflower Yellow
#FFDA03
ΔE00 3.20
Gold
#FFD700
ΔE00 3.22
Sun Yellow
#FFDF22
ΔE00 3.55
Dandelion
#FEDF08
ΔE00 3.68
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 3.87
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EED01A #1A38EE
analogous
#EE661A #EED01A #A2EE1A
triadic
#EED01A #1AEED0 #D01AEE
tetradic
#EED01A #1AEE66 #1A38EE #EE1AA2
square
#EED01A #1AEE66 #1A38EE #EE1AA2
split-complementary
#EED01A #1AA2EE #661AEE
monochromatic
#84730A #BDA40E #EED01A #F2DC53 #F6E78C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#EED01A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.67
#EED01A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EED01A
13.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EED01A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EED01A | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.67 | 13.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CB00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED52E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFBFB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eed01a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 208, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.173 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f9dd6f',
500: '#eed01a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eed01a; $custom-light: #f9dd6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eed01a",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 208,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.509,
"s": 86.179,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85715,
"c": 0.17325,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.63363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EED01A
secondary
#22318A
accent
#49FC2B
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF1
border
#D7D5CB
text
#181509
muted
#86847D