#FFEC8D#FFEC8D
#FFEC8D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.832; OKLCH L 93.8% C 0.118 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #FFEC8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(255, 236, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 100%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 45%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 44.7%, 0%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.09, -6.05, 48.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.09, 48.60, 97.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.84% -0.017 0.1163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.84% 0.118 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.0451, 83.1766, 37.2431) |
| Luminance | 0.8317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 2.46
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.99
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 3.63
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.90
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.98
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#FFEC8D #8DA0FF
analogous
#FFB38D #FFEC8D #D9FF8D
triadic
#FFEC8D #8DFFEC #EC8DFF
tetradic
#FFEC8D #8DFFB3 #8DA0FF #FF8DD9
square
#FFEC8D #8DFFB3 #8DA0FF #FF8DD9
split-complementary
#FFEC8D #8DD9FF #B38DFF
monochromatic
#FFD813 #FFE250 #FFEC8D #FFF6CA #FFFAE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#FFEC8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.63
#FFEC8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #FFEC8D
17.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##FFEC8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##FFEC8D | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.63 | 17.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FDE785
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FFEE91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FFE0D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ffec8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(255, 236, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.8% 0.118 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#fff2b0',
500: '#ffec8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ffec8d; $custom-light: #fff2b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ffec8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 255,
"g": 236,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 100,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93837,
"c": 0.11755,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.83174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#FFEC8D
secondary
#5068E0
accent
#26E600
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FFFEF7
border
#D7D6D0
text
#181610
muted
#868581