#E1C76E#E1C76E
#E1C76E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.580; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.113 H 93.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C76E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 199, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 51%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 51.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.73, -2.08, 47.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.73, 47.57, 92.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.32% -0.0069 0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.32% 0.113 93.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.2911, 57.9826, 23.0808) |
| Luminance | 0.5798 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.17
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.53
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.33
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.40
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.47
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C76E #6E88E1
analogous
#E18D6E #E1C76E #C1E16E
triadic
#E1C76E #6EE1C7 #C76EE1
tetradic
#E1C76E #6EE18D #6E88E1 #E16EC1
square
#E1C76E #6EE18D #6E88E1 #E16EC1
split-complementary
#E1C76E #6EC1E1 #8D6EE1
monochromatic
#B09124 #D7B33B #E1C76E #EBDBA1 #F6EED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#E1C76E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.60
#E1C76E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C76E
12.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C76E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C76E | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.60 | 12.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C466
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECC72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BBB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c76e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 199, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.113 93.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd799',
500: '#e1c76e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c76e; $custom-light: #edd799; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c76e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 199,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.435,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83322,
"c": 0.11316,
"h": 93.5
},
"luminance": 0.5798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C76E
secondary
#425BB2
accent
#41CE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F