ColorWell · contrast check
White or black text on #eab308?
Tailwind yellow-500
Use black text. It gives 10.95:1, which passes AAA (and AA).
White text
1.92:1
fails AA
Black text
10.95:1
passes AAA (and AA)
What the thresholds mean
| Level | Needs | White text | Black text |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA, normal text | 4.5:1 | fail | pass |
| AA, large text (18pt+/14pt bold) | 3:1 | fail | pass |
| AAA, normal text | 7:1 | fail | pass |
If you need the other one to pass
Same hue, moved along the lightness ramp until the ratio clears AA.
- For white text, use
#885900— 6.04:1
The colour itself
- Hex:
#eab308 - RGB:
234, 179, 8 - Oklch:
79.52% 0.162 86
Shade ramp
#ffeead #fed987 #e9be58 #ce9c00 #ac7500 #885900 #663f00 #452600 #270f00
Paste this into your config
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
brand: {
100: "#ffeead",
200: "#fed987",
300: "#e9be58",
400: "#ce9c00",
500: "#ac7500",
600: "#885900",
700: "#663f00",
800: "#452600",
900: "#270f00",
},
}Text colour to pair with the 500 shade (#ac7500): black, at 5.3:1. For #eab308 itself it is black, at 10.95:1.
Your own colours, the same way
Paste any hex and get this page for it live — ratio, verdict, ramp. Export the whole palette to CSS variables, a Tailwind config or Figma tokens when you want it in the project rather than on the screen.
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