#E0CC53#E0CC53
#E0CC53 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.597; OKLCH L 83.9% C 0.141 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0CC53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 204, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 62.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.65, -7.07, 60.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.65, 61.38, 96.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.94% -0.0243 0.1389) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.94% 0.141 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.8969, 59.6599, 16.8585) |
| Luminance | 0.5966 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.76
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.54
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.67
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.98
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.29
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0CC53 #5367E0
analogous
#E08553 #E0CC53 #AEE053
triadic
#E0CC53 #53E0CC #CC53E0
tetradic
#E0CC53 #53E085 #5367E0 #E053AE
square
#E0CC53 #53E085 #5367E0 #E053AE
split-complementary
#E0CC53 #53AEE0 #8553E0
monochromatic
#9C8A1C #D0B826 #E0CC53 #E9DB87 #F3EBBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E0CC53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.93
#E0CC53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0CC53
12.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0CC53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0CC53 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.93 | 12.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC745
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CE59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BEB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0cc53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 204, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.9% 0.141 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddb88',
500: '#e0cc53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0cc53; $custom-light: #eddb88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0cc53",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 204,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.489,
"s": 69.458,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83943,
"c": 0.14099,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.59658
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0CC53
secondary
#3746A0
accent
#2FD114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F