#E1C952#E1C952
#E1C952 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.139 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C952 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 201, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 63.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.96, -5.18, 60.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.96, 60.90, 94.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.41% -0.019 0.1381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.41% 0.139 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.4633, 58.3925, 16.4358) |
| Luminance | 0.5839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.83
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.23
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.62
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.88
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.15
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C952 #526AE1
analogous
#E18152 #E1C952 #B1E152
triadic
#E1C952 #52E1C9 #C952E1
tetradic
#E1C952 #52E181 #526AE1 #E152B1
square
#E1C952 #52E181 #526AE1 #E152B1
split-complementary
#E1C952 #52B1E1 #8152E1
monochromatic
#9D871B #D1B424 #E1C952 #EAD986 #F3EABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#E1C952 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#E1C952 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C952
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C952 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C952 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC444
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CD58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2BBB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c952; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 201, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.139 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed988',
500: '#e1c952',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c952; $custom-light: #eed988; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c952",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 201,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.93,
"s": 70.443,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83409,
"c": 0.1394,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.5839
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C952
secondary
#3748A1
accent
#33D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F