#E1CA73#E1CA73
#E1CA73 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.595; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.111 H 95.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CA73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 202, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 65%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 49%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 48.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.56, -3.18, 46.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.56, 46.20, 93.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84% -0.0096 0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84% 0.111 95) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.2681, 59.4887, 24.7876) |
| Luminance | 0.5949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.61
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.91
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.08
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.51
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.88
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CA73 #738AE1
analogous
#E19373 #E1CA73 #C1E173
triadic
#E1CA73 #73E1CA #CA73E1
tetradic
#E1CA73 #73E193 #738AE1 #E173C1
square
#E1CA73 #73E193 #738AE1 #E173C1
split-complementary
#E1CA73 #73C1E1 #9373E1
monochromatic
#B39626 #D6B741 #E1CA73 #ECDDA5 #F7F0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#E1CA73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.90
#E1CA73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CA73
12.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CA73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CA73 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.90 | 12.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC66C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CE76
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BEB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ca73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 202, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.111 95.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecd99d',
500: '#e1ca73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ca73; $custom-light: #ecd99d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ca73",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 202,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.455,
"s": 64.706,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83998,
"c": 0.11058,
"h": 95
},
"luminance": 0.59486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CA73
secondary
#445BB4
accent
#3FCD19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F