#EED963#EED963
#EED963 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.687; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.139 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EED963 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 217, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 80%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 58%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 58.4%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.36, -6.81, 59.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.36, 59.90, 96.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.01% -0.0226 0.1376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.01% 0.139 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.3273, 68.7063, 21.7805) |
| Luminance | 0.6870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.56
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.56
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.07
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.11
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.15
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 3.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EED963 #6378EE
analogous
#EE9363 #EED963 #BDEE63
triadic
#EED963 #63EED9 #D963EE
tetradic
#EED963 #63EE93 #6378EE #EE63BD
square
#EED963 #63EE93 #6378EE #EE63BD
split-complementary
#EED963 #63BDEE #9363EE
monochromatic
#C2A715 #E8CC2C #EED963 #F4E69A #FAF4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#EED963 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.74
#EED963 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EED963
14.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EED963 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EED963 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.74 | 14.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD457
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F1DB69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCBBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eed963; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 217, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.139 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e493',
500: '#eed963',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eed963; $custom-light: #f6e493; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eed963",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 217,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.935,
"s": 80.347,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88008,
"c": 0.1394,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.68704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EED963
secondary
#364AC0
accent
#29DD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F