#E0C756#E0C756
#E0C756 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.574; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.135 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0C756 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 199, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 69%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 61.6%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.39, -4.31, 58.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.39, 58.45, 94.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.95% -0.016 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.95% 0.135 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8459, 57.3685, 17.0919) |
| Luminance | 0.5737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.97
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.23
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.37
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.14
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.30
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0C756 #566FE0
analogous
#E08256 #E0C756 #B4E056
triadic
#E0C756 #56E0C7 #C756E0
tetradic
#E0C756 #56E082 #566FE0 #E056B4
square
#E0C756 #56E082 #566FE0 #E056B4
split-complementary
#E0C756 #56B4E0 #8256E0
monochromatic
#9F871D #D2B327 #E0C756 #E9D88A #F3E9BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#E0C756 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.47
#E0C756 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0C756
12.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0C756 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0C756 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.47 | 12.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C349
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CB5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0B9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0c756; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 199, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.135 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd78a',
500: '#e0c756',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0c756; $custom-light: #edd78a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0c756",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 199,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.13,
"s": 69,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82948,
"c": 0.13458,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.57366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0C756
secondary
#384BA2
accent
#37D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F