#E0C146#E0C146
#E0C146 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.142 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0C146 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 193, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 69%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 68.8%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.71, -2.16, 63.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.71, 63.32, 91.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.58% -0.0117 0.1417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.58% 0.142 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.9185, 54.4322, 13.6176) |
| Luminance | 0.5443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.84
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.04
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.20
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.54
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.73
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0C146 #4665E0
analogous
#E07446 #E0C146 #B2E046
triadic
#E0C146 #46E0C1 #C146E0
tetradic
#E0C146 #46E074 #4665E0 #E046B2
square
#E0C146 #46E074 #4665E0 #E046B2
split-complementary
#E0C146 #46B2E0 #7446E0
monochromatic
#937A19 #C7A621 #E0C146 #E9D37A #F2E4AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#E0C146 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.89
#E0C146 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0C146
11.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0C146 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0C146 | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.89 | 11.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5BD35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC74D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B2A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0c146; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 193, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.142 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed380',
500: '#e0c146',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0c146; $custom-light: #eed380; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0c146",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 193,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.922,
"s": 71.296,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81582,
"c": 0.14221,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.54429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0C146
secondary
#334798
accent
#5EEE3A
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E