#E0CC56#E0CC56
#E0CC56 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.597; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.139 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0CC56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 204, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 61.6%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.68, -6.87, 59.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.68, 60.10, 96.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.97% -0.0234 0.1366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.97% 0.139 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0152, 59.7072, 17.4817) |
| Luminance | 0.5970 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.83
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.55
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.62
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.74
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.96
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0CC56 #566AE0
analogous
#E08756 #E0CC56 #AFE056
triadic
#E0CC56 #56E0CC #CC56E0
tetradic
#E0CC56 #56E087 #566AE0 #E056AF
square
#E0CC56 #56E087 #566AE0 #E056AF
split-complementary
#E0CC56 #56AFE0 #8756E0
monochromatic
#9F8C1D #D2B927 #E0CC56 #E9DC8A #F3EBBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E0CC56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.94
#E0CC56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0CC56
12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0CC56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0CC56 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.94 | 12.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC749
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CE5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0cc56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 204, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.139 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddb8a',
500: '#e0cc56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0cc56; $custom-light: #eddb8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0cc56",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 204,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.304,
"s": 69,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83972,
"c": 0.13862,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.59705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0CC56
secondary
#3848A2
accent
#30D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F