#E0BC44#E0BC44
#E0BC44 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.522; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.140 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0BC44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 188, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 72%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 70%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 69.6%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.42, 0.33, 62.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.42, 62.77, 89.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.56% -0.0048 0.1403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.56% 0.14 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.7697, 52.2340, 12.9284) |
| Luminance | 0.5223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.51
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.70
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.17
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.89
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.12
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0BC44 #4468E0
analogous
#E06E44 #E0BC44 #B6E044
triadic
#E0BC44 #44E0BC #BC44E0
tetradic
#E0BC44 #44E06E #4468E0 #E044B6
square
#E0BC44 #44E06E #4468E0 #E044B6
split-complementary
#E0BC44 #44B6E0 #6E44E0
monochromatic
#917518 #C6A021 #E0BC44 #E9CF78 #F1E2AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.83
#E0BC44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.45
#E0BC44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0BC44
11.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0BC44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0BC44 | 1.00 | 1.83 | 11.45 | 11.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0B934
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C44A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2ADA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0bc44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 188, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.140 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eecf7e',
500: '#e0bc44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0bc44; $custom-light: #eecf7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0bc44",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 188,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.154,
"s": 71.56,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80556,
"c": 0.14038,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.52231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0BC44
secondary
#324996
accent
#63EE3A
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17130A
muted
#85837D