#E1C746#E1C746
#E1C746 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.573; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.147 H 97.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C746 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 199, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 69%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 68.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.35, -4.83, 64.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.35, 65.15, 94.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.9% -0.0194 0.1453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.9% 0.147 97.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5828, 57.2992, 14.0833) |
| Luminance | 0.5730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.77
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.26
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.53
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.81
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 5.00
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C746 #4660E1
analogous
#E17946 #E1C746 #AEE146
triadic
#E1C746 #46E1C7 #C746E1
tetradic
#E1C746 #46E179 #4660E1 #E146AE
square
#E1C746 #46E179 #4660E1 #E146AE
split-complementary
#E1C746 #46AEE1 #7946E1
monochromatic
#958018 #C9AD21 #E1C746 #EAD77B #F2E7AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#E1C746 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.46
#E1C746 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C746
12.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C746 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C746 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.46 | 12.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC234
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CB4D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B8AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c746; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 199, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.147 97.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed781',
500: '#e1c746',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c746; $custom-light: #eed781; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c746",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 199,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.935,
"s": 72.093,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82897,
"c": 0.14656,
"h": 97.6
},
"luminance": 0.57297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C746
secondary
#324499
accent
#57EF39
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFBF2
border
#D6D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E