#E0C04A#E0C04A
#E0C04A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.540; OKLCH L 81.4% C 0.139 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0C04A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 192, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 67%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.49, -1.43, 61.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.49, 61.43, 91.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.41% -0.0092 0.1384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.41% 0.139 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8287, 54.0437, 14.2315) |
| Luminance | 0.5404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.70
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.17
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.51
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.62
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.16
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0C04A #4A6AE0
analogous
#E0754A #E0C04A #B5E04A
triadic
#E0C04A #4AE0C0 #C04AE0
tetradic
#E0C04A #4AE075 #4A6AE0 #E04AB5
square
#E0C04A #4AE075 #4A6AE0 #E04AB5
split-complementary
#E0C04A #4AB5E0 #754AE0
monochromatic
#967B1A #CAA623 #E0C04A #E9D27E #F2E4B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.78
#E0C04A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.81
#E0C04A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0C04A
11.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0C04A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0C04A | 1.00 | 1.78 | 11.81 | 11.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BD3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC650
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1B1A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C2C2C2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0c04a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 192, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.4% 0.139 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd282',
500: '#e0c04a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0c04a; $custom-light: #edd282; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0c04a",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 192,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.2,
"s": 70.755,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81413,
"c": 0.13874,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.54041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0C04A
secondary
#344A9A
accent
#61EE3A
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E