#E1C352#E1C352
#E1C352 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.135 H 94.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C352 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 195, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 63.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.41, -2.09, 59.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.41, 59.05, 92.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.19% -0.0102 0.1346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.19% 0.135 94.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0918, 55.6496, 15.9786) |
| Luminance | 0.5565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.81
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.56
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.59
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.71
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.36
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C352 #5270E1
analogous
#E17C52 #E1C352 #B7E152
triadic
#E1C352 #52E1C3 #C352E1
tetradic
#E1C352 #52E17C #5270E1 #E152B7
square
#E1C352 #52E17C #5270E1 #E152B7
split-complementary
#E1C352 #52B7E1 #7C52E1
monochromatic
#9D821B #D1AD24 #E1C352 #EAD586 #F3E7BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#E1C352 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.13
#E1C352 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C352
12.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C352 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C352 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.13 | 12.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6BF45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DEC957
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B5AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c352; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 195, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.135 94.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed487',
500: '#e1c352',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c352; $custom-light: #eed487; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c352",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 195,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.413,
"s": 70.443,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82189,
"c": 0.13494,
"h": 94.3
},
"luminance": 0.55647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C352
secondary
#374DA1
accent
#3BD213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF3
border
#D6D4CD
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F