#E0CA5A#E0CA5A
#E0CA5A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.588; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.134 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0CA5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 202, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 68%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 59.8%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.20, -5.58, 57.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.20, 57.69, 95.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.6% -0.0192 0.1323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.6% 0.134 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.7086, 58.8289, 18.1969) |
| Luminance | 0.5883 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.14
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.32
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.43
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.54
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.55
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0CA5A #5A70E0
analogous
#E0875A #E0CA5A #B3E05A
triadic
#E0CA5A #5AE0CA #CA5AE0
tetradic
#E0CA5A #5AE087 #5A70E0 #E05AB3
square
#E0CA5A #5AE087 #5A70E0 #E05AB3
split-complementary
#E0CA5A #5AB3E0 #875AE0
monochromatic
#A18C1E #D5B828 #E0CA5A #EADB8E #F3EBC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#E0CA5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.77
#E0CA5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0CA5A
12.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0CA5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0CA5A | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.77 | 12.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC54E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CD5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BDB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0ca5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 202, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.134 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd98d',
500: '#e0ca5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0ca5a; $custom-light: #edd98d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0ca5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 202,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.149,
"s": 68.367,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83602,
"c": 0.13367,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.58827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0CA5A
secondary
#3A4BA4
accent
#34D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F