#E0C85F#E0C85F
#E0C85F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.580; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.128 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0C85F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 200, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 68%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 58%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 57.6%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.73, -4.20, 54.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.73, 54.78, 94.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.25% -0.0147 0.1269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.25% 0.128 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4624, 57.9845, 19.2003) |
| Luminance | 0.5798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.21
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.36
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.47
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.49
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.44
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0C85F #5F77E0
analogous
#E0875F #E0C85F #B8E05F
triadic
#E0C85F #5FE0C8 #C85FE0
tetradic
#E0C85F #5FE087 #5F77E0 #E05FB8
square
#E0C85F #5FE087 #5F77E0 #E05FB8
split-complementary
#E0C85F #5FB8E0 #875FE0
monochromatic
#A58C20 #D6B62C #E0C85F #EADA92 #F4EBC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#E0C85F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.60
#E0C85F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0C85F
12.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0C85F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0C85F | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.60 | 12.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC454
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CC64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BBB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0c85f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 200, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.128 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd890',
500: '#e0c85f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0c85f; $custom-light: #ecd890; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0c85f",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 200,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.837,
"s": 67.539,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83248,
"c": 0.12775,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.57982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0C85F
secondary
#3C50A7
accent
#39CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F