#EED256#EED256
#EED256 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.144 H 96.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EED256 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 210, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 82%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 63.9%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.46, -4.11, 63.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.46, 63.21, 93.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.46% -0.0163 0.1434) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.46% 0.144 96.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9889, 64.9451, 18.1781) |
| Luminance | 0.6494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 2.12
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.15
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 2.77
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.27
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.32
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EED256 #5672EE
analogous
#EE8656 #EED256 #BEEE56
triadic
#EED256 #56EED2 #D256EE
tetradic
#EED256 #56EE86 #5672EE #EE56BE
square
#EED256 #56EE86 #5672EE #EE56BE
split-complementary
#EED256 #56BEEE #8656EE
monochromatic
#B79912 #E8C31E #EED256 #F4E18E #F9F0C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#EED256 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#EED256 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EED256
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EED256 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EED256 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CE47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD75C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFC3B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eed256; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 210, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.144 96.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f7df8b',
500: '#eed256',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eed256; $custom-light: #f7df8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eed256",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 210,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.947,
"s": 81.72,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86464,
"c": 0.14432,
"h": 96.5
},
"luminance": 0.64942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EED256
secondary
#324AB7
accent
#2FDE07
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150C
muted
#86847F