#E0BB49#E0BB49
#E0BB49 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.136 H 90.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0BB49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 187, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 67.4%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.20, 1.12, 60.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.20, 60.50, 88.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.4% -0.002 0.1363) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.4% 0.136 90.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7160, 51.8719, 13.6957) |
| Luminance | 0.5187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.75
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.16
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.81
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.21
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.22
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0BB49 #496EE0
analogous
#E06F49 #E0BB49 #B9E049
triadic
#E0BB49 #49E0BB #BB49E0
tetradic
#E0BB49 #49E06F #496EE0 #E049B9
square
#E0BB49 #49E06F #496EE0 #E049B9
split-complementary
#E0BB49 #49B9E0 #6F49E0
monochromatic
#957719 #C9A122 #E0BB49 #E9CF7D #F2E2B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#E0BB49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.37
#E0BB49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0BB49
11.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0BB49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0BB49 | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.37 | 11.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFB93B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C34E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2ACA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0bb49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 187, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.136 90.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edcf81',
500: '#e0bb49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0bb49; $custom-light: #edcf81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0bb49",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 187,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.298,
"s": 70.892,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80398,
"c": 0.13633,
"h": 90.8
},
"luminance": 0.51869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0BB49
secondary
#344D9A
accent
#66EE3A
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFAF2
border
#D6D3CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E