#EED863#EED863
#EED863 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.682; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.139 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EED863 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 216, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 80%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 58%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 58.4%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.10, -6.30, 59.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.10, 59.56, 96.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.81% -0.0211 0.1369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.81% 0.139 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.0703, 68.1924, 21.6949) |
| Luminance | 0.6819 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.86
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.59
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.94
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.00
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.11
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EED863 #6379EE
analogous
#EE9263 #EED863 #BEEE63
triadic
#EED863 #63EED8 #D863EE
tetradic
#EED863 #63EE92 #6379EE #EE63BE
square
#EED863 #63EE92 #6379EE #EE63BE
split-complementary
#EED863 #63BEEE #9263EE
monochromatic
#C2A615 #E8CA2C #EED863 #F4E69A #FAF4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#EED863 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.64
#EED863 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EED863
14.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EED863 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EED863 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.64 | 14.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD357
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DB69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCABE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eed863; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 216, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.139 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e393',
500: '#eed863',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eed863; $custom-light: #f6e393; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eed863",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 216,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.504,
"s": 80.347,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87805,
"c": 0.13856,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.6819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EED863
secondary
#364BC0
accent
#2ADD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F