#E1C05D#E1C05D
#E1C05D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.545; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.124 H 91.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C05D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 192, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 58.7%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.75, 0.21, 53.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.75, 53.32, 89.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.7% -0.0022 0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.7% 0.124 91) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.8791, 54.4998, 18.1407) |
| Luminance | 0.5450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.88
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.93
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.05
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.47
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.97
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C05D #5D7EE1
analogous
#E17E5D #E1C05D #C0E15D
triadic
#E1C05D #5DE1C0 #C05DE1
tetradic
#E1C05D #5DE17E #5D7EE1 #E15DC0
square
#E1C05D #5DE17E #5D7EE1 #E15DC0
split-complementary
#E1C05D #5DC0E1 #7E5DE1
monochromatic
#A5831F #D7AC29 #E1C05D #EBD491 #F4E8C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#E1C05D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.90
#E1C05D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C05D
11.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C05D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C05D | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.90 | 11.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BD53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC761
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c05d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 192, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.124 91.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd28e',
500: '#e1c05d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c05d; $custom-light: #edd28e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c05d",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 192,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.817,
"c": 0.12385,
"h": 91
},
"luminance": 0.54497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C05D
secondary
#3B56A8
accent
#44D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F