#E1BD4C#E1BD4C
#E1BD4C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.136 H 91.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1BD4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 189, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 71%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 66%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 66.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.83, 0.67, 59.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.83, 59.91, 89.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.92% -0.003 0.1355) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.92% 0.136 91.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5560, 52.9274, 14.3892) |
| Luminance | 0.5292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.19
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.50
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.76
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.98
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 5.71
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1BD4C #4C70E1
analogous
#E1734C #E1BD4C #BBE14C
triadic
#E1BD4C #4CE1BD #BD4CE1
tetradic
#E1BD4C #4CE173 #4C70E1 #E14CBB
square
#E1BD4C #4CE173 #4C70E1 #E14CBB
split-complementary
#E1BD4C #4CBBE1 #734CE1
monochromatic
#997A1A #CDA422 #E1BD4C #EAD080 #F3E4B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#E1BD4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.59
#E1BD4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1BD4C
11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1BD4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1BD4C | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.59 | 11.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D1BA3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC551
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3AEA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1bd4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 189, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.136 91.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed083',
500: '#e1bd4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1bd4c; $custom-light: #eed083; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1bd4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 189,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.503,
"s": 71.292,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80923,
"c": 0.13557,
"h": 91.3
},
"luminance": 0.52925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1BD4C
secondary
#344E9D
accent
#65EE3A
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E