#E0C646#E0C646
#E0C646 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 82.6% C 0.146 H 97.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0C646 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 198, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 69%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 68.8%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.00, -4.74, 64.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.00, 64.76, 94.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.6% -0.0191 0.1445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.6% 0.146 97.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0425, 56.6802, 13.9923) |
| Luminance | 0.5668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.92
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.18
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.70
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.85
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0C646 #4660E0
analogous
#E07946 #E0C646 #ADE046
triadic
#E0C646 #46E0C6 #C646E0
tetradic
#E0C646 #46E079 #4660E0 #E046AD
square
#E0C646 #46E079 #4660E0 #E046AD
split-complementary
#E0C646 #46ADE0 #7946E0
monochromatic
#937E19 #C7AB21 #E0C646 #E9D67A #F2E6AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#E0C646 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.34
#E0C646 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0C646
12.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0C646 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0C646 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.34 | 12.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C134
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CA4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1B7AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0c646; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 198, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.6% 0.146 97.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd680',
500: '#e0c646',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0c646; $custom-light: #edd680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0c646",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 198,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.87,
"s": 71.296,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.826,
"c": 0.14575,
"h": 97.5
},
"luminance": 0.56678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0C646
secondary
#334498
accent
#58EE3A
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E