#E1C877#E1C877
#E1C877 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.586; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.105 H 92.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C877 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 200, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 47%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 47.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.10, -1.78, 43.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.10, 43.57, 92.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.65% -0.0051 0.1048) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.65% 0.105 92.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0371, 58.6503, 25.8708) |
| Luminance | 0.5865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.75
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.72
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.50
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.17
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.28
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C877 #7790E1
analogous
#E19377 #E1C877 #C5E177
triadic
#E1C877 #77E1C8 #C877E1
tetradic
#E1C877 #77E193 #7790E1 #E177C5
square
#E1C877 #77E193 #7790E1 #E177C5
split-complementary
#E1C877 #77C5E1 #9377E1
monochromatic
#B69428 #D6B445 #E1C877 #ECDCA9 #F7F1DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#E1C877 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.73
#E1C877 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C877
12.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C877 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C877 | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.73 | 12.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C570
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECD7A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BCB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c877; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 200, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.105 92.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd89f',
500: '#e1c877',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c877; $custom-light: #ecd89f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c877",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 200,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.849,
"s": 63.855,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83651,
"c": 0.1049,
"h": 92.8
},
"luminance": 0.58648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C877
secondary
#4660B6
accent
#44CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140F
muted
#858380