#E1C148#E1C148
#E1C148 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.546; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.141 H 94.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C148 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 193, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 68%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.82, -1.63, 62.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.82, 62.63, 91.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.69% -0.01 0.1406) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.69% 0.141 94.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2936, 54.6181, 13.9702) |
| Luminance | 0.5462 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.79
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.91
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.41
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.58
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.95
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C148 #4868E1
analogous
#E17448 #E1C148 #B4E148
triadic
#E1C148 #48E1C1 #C148E1
tetradic
#E1C148 #48E174 #4868E1 #E148B4
square
#E1C148 #48E174 #4868E1 #E148B4
split-complementary
#E1C148 #48B4E1 #7448E1
monochromatic
#967C19 #CBA721 #E1C148 #EAD37D #F2E5B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#E1C148 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.92
#E1C148 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C148
11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C148 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C148 | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.92 | 11.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5BE38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDC74E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3B2A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c148; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 193, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.141 94.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed381',
500: '#e1c148',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c148; $custom-light: #eed381; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c148",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 193,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.451,
"s": 71.831,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81694,
"c": 0.14097,
"h": 94.1
},
"luminance": 0.54615
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C148
secondary
#33499A
accent
#5FEF39
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E