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#ece68f color: Yellow Iris

#ece68f is rgb(236, 230, 143) in RGB and oklch(91.064% 0.10869 104.934) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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56°
100%

91.1%
0.109
105°
  • Yellow
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Khaki
  • amber-200
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.29:1Hard to read
Lc -17
Black text
16.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 89

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About #ece68f

#ece68f is a pastel very light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 91.1% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 105°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.29:1 contrast and black text 16.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Yellow Iris (#ede68a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-200.

More very light yellow colors

Lighter: #ece68f mixed with white

  1. ece68f
  2. eee99b
  3. f0eba7
  4. f1eeb3
  5. f3f0be
  6. f5f3c9
  7. f7f5d4
  8. f9f8df
  9. fbfaea
  10. fdfdf4

Darker: #ece68f mixed with black

  1. ece68f
  2. cdc87c
  3. afab69
  4. 928e57
  5. 767345
  6. 5b5934
  7. 424024
  8. 292815
  9. 131307
  10. 030301

Calmer: #ece68f with less saturation

  1. ece68f
  2. ebe698
  3. eae5a1
  4. e9e5aa
  5. e7e5b3
  6. e6e4bb
  7. e5e4c3
  8. e4e3cb
  9. e3e3d2
  10. e2e2da

Questions about #ece68f

What color is #ece68f?

#ece68f is pastel very light yellow. The closest named color is Yellow Iris. In RGB it is rgb(236, 230, 143), in HSL hsl(56.13, 70.99%, 74.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(91.064% 0.10869 104.934).

What colors go well with #ece68f?

The complementary color of #ece68f is #dcdcff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ffd78e and #c3f2a9. The triadic partners are #a1eeff and #ffcbef.

Is white or black text more readable on #ece68f?

Black text reads better on #ece68f: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and black gives 16.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ece68f a warm or cool color?

#ece68f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 105 degrees, its lightness 91.1% and its chroma 0.109.