#E0CC62#E0CC62
#E0CC62 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.128 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0CC62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 204, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 67%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 56%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 56.3%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.79, -6.03, 54.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.79, 54.79, 96.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.1% -0.0196 0.1269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.1% 0.128 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.5399, 59.9171, 20.2452) |
| Luminance | 0.5991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.56
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.90
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.46
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.68
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.86
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0CC62 #6276E0
analogous
#E08D62 #E0CC62 #B5E062
triadic
#E0CC62 #62E0CC #CC62E0
tetradic
#E0CC62 #62E08D #6276E0 #E062B5
square
#E0CC62 #62E08D #6276E0 #E062B5
split-complementary
#E0CC62 #62B5E0 #8D62E0
monochromatic
#A79121 #D6BB2F #E0CC62 #EADD95 #F4EDC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E0CC62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.98
#E0CC62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0CC62
12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0CC62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0CC62 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.98 | 12.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC758
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CF67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BFB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0cc62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 204, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.128 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdb92',
500: '#e0cc62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0cc62; $custom-light: #ecdb92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0cc62",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 204,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.476,
"s": 67.021,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84099,
"c": 0.12838,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.59915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0CC62
secondary
#3D4EA9
accent
#34CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F