#E0CD49#E0CD49
#E0CD49 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.149 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0CD49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 205, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 71%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 67.4%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.83, -8.16, 65.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.83, 65.78, 97.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.06% -0.0285 0.1464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.06% 0.149 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.7767, 59.9933, 15.0493) |
| Luminance | 0.5999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.51
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.58
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.74
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.86
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.86
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0CD49 #495CE0
analogous
#E08149 #E0CD49 #A8E049
triadic
#E0CD49 #49E0CD #CD49E0
tetradic
#E0CD49 #49E081 #495CE0 #E049A8
square
#E0CD49 #49E081 #495CE0 #E049A8
split-complementary
#E0CD49 #49A8E0 #8149E0
monochromatic
#958619 #C9B422 #E0CD49 #E9DB7D #F2EAB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E0CD49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.00
#E0CD49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0CD49
13.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0CD49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0CD49 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 13.00 | 13.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0C737
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5CF51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BFB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0cd49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 205, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.149 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddb83',
500: '#e0cd49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0cd49; $custom-light: #eddb83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0cd49",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 205,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.45,
"s": 70.892,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84062,
"c": 0.14919,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.59991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0CD49
secondary
#34409A
accent
#51EE3A
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E