#EED96F#EED96F
#EED96F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.690; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.129 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EED96F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 217, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 79%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 53.4%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.48, -5.91, 54.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.48, 54.50, 96.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.15% -0.0186 0.1274) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.15% 0.129 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.9442, 68.9531, 25.0295) |
| Luminance | 0.6895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.62
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.92
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.12
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 3.16
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.27
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EED96F #6F84EE
analogous
#EE996F #EED96F #C3EE6F
triadic
#EED96F #6FEED9 #D96FEE
tetradic
#EED96F #6FEE99 #6F84EE #EE6FC3
square
#EED96F #6FEE99 #6F84EE #EE6FC3
split-complementary
#EED96F #6FC3EE #996FEE
monochromatic
#CBAD18 #E8CB38 #EED96F #F4E7A6 #FBF6DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#EED96F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.79
#EED96F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EED96F
14.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EED96F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EED96F | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.79 | 14.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EBD465
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DC74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FECCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eed96f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 217, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.129 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e49b',
500: '#eed96f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eed96f; $custom-light: #f6e49b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eed96f",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 217,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.079,
"s": 78.882,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88145,
"c": 0.12872,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.68951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EED96F
secondary
#3B52C6
accent
#2DDB0A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF5
border
#D7D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F