#EEDC63#EEDC63
#EEDC63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.703; OKLCH L 88.6% C 0.142 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EEDC63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(238, 220, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 80%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 58.4%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.13, -8.32, 60.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.13, 60.94, 97.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.62% -0.0269 0.1394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.62% 0.142 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.1076, 70.2669, 22.0406) |
| Luminance | 0.7026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 0.90
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 2.75
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.32
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.63
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 3.74
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EEDC63 #6375EE
analogous
#EE9663 #EEDC63 #BAEE63
triadic
#EEDC63 #63EEDC #DC63EE
tetradic
#EEDC63 #63EE96 #6375EE #EE63BA
square
#EEDC63 #63EE96 #6375EE #EE63BA
split-complementary
#EEDC63 #63BAEE #9663EE
monochromatic
#C2AB15 #E8D02C #EEDC63 #F4E89A #FAF5D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#EEDC63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.05
#EEDC63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EEDC63
15.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EEDC63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EEDC63 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.05 | 15.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED656
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DD69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFCEC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #eedc63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(238, 220, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.6% 0.142 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f6e693',
500: '#eedc63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #eedc63; $custom-light: #f6e693; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#eedc63",
"rgb": {
"r": 238,
"g": 220,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.23,
"s": 80.347,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88618,
"c": 0.14197,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.70264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EEDC63
secondary
#3648C0
accent
#24DD09
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#18150D
muted
#86847F