#E0C757#E0C757
#E0C757 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.574; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.134 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0C757 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 199, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 69%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 61%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 61.2%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.40, -4.25, 57.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.40, 58.02, 94.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.96% -0.0157 0.1328) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.96% 0.134 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8864, 57.3847, 17.3056) |
| Luminance | 0.5738 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.00
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.11
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.37
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.07
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.34
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0C757 #5770E0
analogous
#E08257 #E0C757 #B4E057
triadic
#E0C757 #57E0C7 #C757E0
tetradic
#E0C757 #57E082 #5770E0 #E057B4
square
#E0C757 #57E082 #5770E0 #E057B4
split-complementary
#E0C757 #57B4E0 #8257E0
monochromatic
#9F881D #D3B427 #E0C757 #EAD88B #F3E9BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#E0C757 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.48
#E0C757 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0C757
12.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0C757 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0C757 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.48 | 12.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C34B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CB5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0B9AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0c757; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 199, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.134 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd78b',
500: '#e0c757',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0c757; $custom-light: #edd78b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0c757",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 199,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.051,
"s": 68.844,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82958,
"c": 0.13376,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.57382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0C757
secondary
#394CA2
accent
#37D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F