#E1C152#E1C152
#E1C152 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.548; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.134 H 93.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C152 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 193, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 63.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.90, -1.05, 58.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.90, 58.47, 91.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.78% -0.0072 0.1334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.78% 0.134 93.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.6467, 54.7594, 15.8303) |
| Luminance | 0.5476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.09
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.26
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.71
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.90
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.33
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C152 #5272E1
analogous
#E17952 #E1C152 #BAE152
triadic
#E1C152 #52E1C1 #C152E1
tetradic
#E1C152 #52E179 #5272E1 #E152BA
square
#E1C152 #52E179 #5272E1 #E152BA
split-complementary
#E1C152 #52BAE1 #7952E1
monochromatic
#9D801B #D1AB24 #E1C152 #EAD486 #F3E6BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#E1C152 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.95
#E1C152 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C152
11.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C152 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C152 | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.95 | 11.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4BE45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCC757
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B3A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c152; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 193, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.134 93.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed387',
500: '#e1c152',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c152; $custom-light: #eed387; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c152",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 193,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.573,
"s": 70.443,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81784,
"c": 0.13357,
"h": 93.1
},
"luminance": 0.54757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C152
secondary
#374EA1
accent
#3ED213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF3
border
#D6D4CD
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F