#E1C95F#E1C95F
#E1C95F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.586; OKLCH L 83.5% C 0.129 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1C95F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 201, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 68%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 58%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 57.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.08, -4.30, 55.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.08, 55.21, 94.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.54% -0.015 0.1278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.54% 0.129 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.0057, 58.6095, 19.2923) |
| Luminance | 0.5861 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.30
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.18
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.26
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.31
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.18
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1C95F #5F77E1
analogous
#E1885F #E1C95F #B8E15F
triadic
#E1C95F #5FE1C9 #C95FE1
tetradic
#E1C95F #5FE188 #5F77E1 #E15FB8
square
#E1C95F #5FE188 #5F77E1 #E15FB8
split-complementary
#E1C95F #5FB8E1 #885FE1
monochromatic
#A68D1F #D7B82B #E1C95F #EBDA93 #F4ECC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#E1C95F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.72
#E1C95F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1C95F
12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1C95F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1C95F | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.72 | 12.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC554
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CD64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BCB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1c95f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 201, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.5% 0.129 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd990',
500: '#e1c95f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1c95f; $custom-light: #edd990; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1c95f",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 201,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.923,
"s": 68.421,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83543,
"c": 0.12866,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.58607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1C95F
secondary
#3B50A9
accent
#38D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F