#FFEC8B#FFEC8B
#FFEC8B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.831; OKLCH L 93.8% C 0.120 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFEC8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 236, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 45%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 45.5%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.07, -6.24, 49.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.07, 49.55, 97.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.81% -0.0177 0.1183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.81% 0.12 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.8977, 83.1176, 36.4664) |
| Luminance | 0.8312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.59
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.06
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.61
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.73
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 3.92
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFEC8B #8B9EFF
analogous
#FFB28B #FFEC8B #D8FF8B
triadic
#FFEC8B #8BFFEC #EC8BFF
tetradic
#FFEC8B #8BFFB2 #8B9EFF #FF8BD8
square
#FFEC8B #8BFFB2 #8B9EFF #FF8BD8
split-complementary
#FFEC8B #8BD8FF #B28BFF
monochromatic
#FFD811 #FFE24E #FFEC8B #FFF6C8 #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FFEC8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.62
#FFEC8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFEC8B
17.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFEC8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFEC8B | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.62 | 17.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE783
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFDFD5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffec8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 236, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.8% 0.120 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff2ae',
500: '#ffec8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffec8b; $custom-light: #fff2ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffec8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 236,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.172,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93809,
"c": 0.11961,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.83115
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFEC8B
secondary
#4E66E0
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181610
muted
#868581