#EED17C#EED17C
#EED17C is a very light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.7% C 0.110 H 91.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EED17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 209, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 77%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 48%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 47.9%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.61, -0.71, 45.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.61, 45.67, 90.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.71% -0.0022 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.71% 0.11 91.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.7005, 65.2360, 28.4067) |
| Luminance | 0.6523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.35
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.09
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.14
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.57
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.97
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EED17C #7C99EE
analogous
#EE987C #EED17C #D2EE7C
triadic
#EED17C #7CEED1 #D17CEE
tetradic
#EED17C #7CEE98 #7C99EE #EE7CD2
square
#EED17C #7CEE98 #7C99EE #EE7CD2
split-complementary
#EED17C #7CD2EE #987CEE
monochromatic
#D4A51C #E7BE46 #EED17C #F5E4B2 #FBF5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EED17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.05
#EED17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EED17C
14.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EED17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EED17C | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.05 | 14.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CE75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D77F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FEC5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eed17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 209, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.7% 0.110 91.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6dea3',
500: '#eed17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eed17c; $custom-light: #f6dea3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eed17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 209,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.737,
"s": 77.027,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86712,
"c": 0.10972,
"h": 91.2
},
"luminance": 0.65233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EED17C
secondary
#4667C8
accent
#40D90C
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF6
border
#D7D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480