#E1C35A#E1C35A
#E1C35A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.558; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.128 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C35A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 195, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 60%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.49, -1.56, 55.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.49, 55.55, 91.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.27% -0.0077 0.1282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.27% 0.128 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.4142, 55.7786, 17.6764) |
| Luminance | 0.5578 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.73
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.15
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.69
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.19
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.73
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C35A #5A78E1
analogous
#E1805A #E1C35A #BBE15A
triadic
#E1C35A #5AE1C3 #C35AE1
tetradic
#E1C35A #5AE180 #5A78E1 #E15ABB
square
#E1C35A #5AE180 #5A78E1 #E15ABB
split-complementary
#E1C35A #5ABBE1 #805AE1
monochromatic
#A3851E #D7B027 #E1C35A #EAD68E #F4E9C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#E1C35A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.16
#E1C35A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C35A
12.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C35A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C35A | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.16 | 12.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C04F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDC95F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B5AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c35a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 195, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.128 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd48c',
500: '#e1c35a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c35a; $custom-light: #edd48c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c35a",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 195,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82271,
"c": 0.12845,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.55776
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C35A
secondary
#3A52A6
accent
#3ED114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F