#E1C753#E1C753
#E1C753 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.137 H 96.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C753 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 199, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 63.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.45, -4.09, 59.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.45, 59.84, 93.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.01% -0.0158 0.1362) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.01% 0.137 96.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0384, 57.4815, 16.4833) |
| Luminance | 0.5748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.69
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.21
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.57
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.28
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.31
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C753 #536DE1
analogous
#E18053 #E1C753 #B4E153
triadic
#E1C753 #53E1C7 #C753E1
tetradic
#E1C753 #53E180 #536DE1 #E153B4
square
#E1C753 #53E180 #536DE1 #E153B4
split-complementary
#E1C753 #53B4E1 #8053E1
monochromatic
#9E861C #D2B225 #E1C753 #EAD887 #F3E9BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#E1C753 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.50
#E1C753 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C753
12.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C753 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C753 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC346
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CB59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B9AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c753; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 199, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.137 96.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed788',
500: '#e1c753',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c753; $custom-light: #eed788; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c753",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 199,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.014,
"s": 70.297,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83011,
"c": 0.13707,
"h": 96.6
},
"luminance": 0.57479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C753
secondary
#374AA1
accent
#36D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F