#E1BD4D#E1BD4D
#E1BD4D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 80.9% C 0.135 H 91.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1BD4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 189, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 71%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 66%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 65.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.84, 0.73, 59.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.84, 59.49, 89.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.93% -0.0027 0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.93% 0.135 91.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.5911, 52.9414, 14.5737) |
| Luminance | 0.5294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.27
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.60
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.09
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.64
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1BD4D #4D71E1
analogous
#E1734D #E1BD4D #BBE14D
triadic
#E1BD4D #4DE1BD #BD4DE1
tetradic
#E1BD4D #4DE173 #4D71E1 #E14DBB
square
#E1BD4D #4DE173 #4D71E1 #E14DBB
split-complementary
#E1BD4D #4DBBE1 #734DE1
monochromatic
#9A7B1A #CEA423 #E1BD4D #EAD081 #F3E4B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#E1BD4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.59
#E1BD4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1BD4D
11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1BD4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1BD4D | 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)
#D1BA40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DAC552
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3AEA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1bd4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 189, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.9% 0.135 91.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed084',
500: '#e1bd4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1bd4d; $custom-light: #eed084; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1bd4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 189,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.405,
"s": 71.154,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80932,
"c": 0.13484,
"h": 91.1
},
"luminance": 0.52939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1BD4D
secondary
#354E9D
accent
#66EE3A
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17130B
muted
#85837E