#E1BB3E#E1BB3E
#E1BB3E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.519; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.144 H 91.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1BB3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 187, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 73%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 72%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 72.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.22, 0.99, 64.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.22, 64.96, 89.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.41% -0.0036 0.1438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.41% 0.144 91.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.6939, 51.8990, 11.9566) |
| Luminance | 0.5190 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.02
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.17
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.94
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 4.63
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.05
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1BB3E #3E64E1
analogous
#E16A3E #E1BB3E #B6E13E
triadic
#E1BB3E #3EE1BB #BB3EE1
tetradic
#E1BB3E #3EE16A #3E64E1 #E13EB6
square
#E1BB3E #3EE16A #3E64E1 #E13EB6
split-complementary
#E1BB3E #3EB6E1 #6A3EE1
monochromatic
#8E7216 #C39D1E #E1BB3E #E9CE73 #F1E0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.85
#E1BB3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.38
#E1BB3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1BB3E
11.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1BB3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1BB3E | 1.00 | 1.85 | 11.38 | 11.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0B82B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D9C345
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3ACA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1bb3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 187, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.144 91.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efcf7b',
500: '#e1bb3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1bb3e; $custom-light: #efcf7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1bb3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 187,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.012,
"s": 73.094,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80407,
"c": 0.14384,
"h": 91.5
},
"luminance": 0.51896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1BB3E
secondary
#304794
accent
#63F038
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFAF2
border
#D7D3CC
text
#17130A
muted
#85837D