#E0C852#E0C852
#E0C852 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.139 H 97.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0C852 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 200, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 63.4%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.61, -5.08, 60.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.61, 60.49, 94.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.11% -0.0187 0.1373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.11% 0.139 97.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9200, 57.7675, 16.3438) |
| Luminance | 0.5776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.98
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.40
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.80
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.86
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.16
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0C852 #526AE0
analogous
#E08152 #E0C852 #B1E052
triadic
#E0C852 #52E0C8 #C852E0
tetradic
#E0C852 #52E081 #526AE0 #E052B1
square
#E0C852 #52E081 #526AE0 #E052B1
split-complementary
#E0C852 #52B1E0 #8152E0
monochromatic
#9C861C #D0B325 #E0C852 #E9D886 #F3E9BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#E0C852 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.55
#E0C852 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0C852
12.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0C852 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0C852 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.55 | 12.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC344
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CC58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BAAF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0c852; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 200, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.139 97.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd888',
500: '#e0c852',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0c852; $custom-light: #edd888; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0c852",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 200,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.859,
"s": 69.608,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83113,
"c": 0.13854,
"h": 97.8
},
"luminance": 0.57765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0C852
secondary
#37499F
accent
#59EC3B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F