#E1CA82#E1CA82
#E1CA82 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.095 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CA82 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 202, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 61%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 42%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 42.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.76, -1.72, 38.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.76, 38.88, 92.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.23% -0.0039 0.0948) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.23% 0.095 92.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2026, 59.8624, 29.7089) |
| Luminance | 0.5986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.28
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.96
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.18
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.39
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CA82 #8299E1
analogous
#E19B82 #E1CA82 #C8E182
triadic
#E1CA82 #82E1CA #CA82E1
tetradic
#E1CA82 #82E19B #8299E1 #E182C8
square
#E1CA82 #82E19B #8299E1 #E182C8
split-complementary
#E1CA82 #82C8E1 #9B82E1
monochromatic
#BC992D #D5B551 #E1CA82 #EDDFB3 #F9F4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E1CA82 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#E1CA82 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CA82
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CA82 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CA82 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.97 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C77D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECE85
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFBFB8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ca82; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 202, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.095 92.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdaa7',
500: '#e1ca82',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ca82; $custom-light: #ecdaa7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ca82",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 202,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.474,
"s": 61.29,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84225,
"c": 0.09488,
"h": 92.4
},
"luminance": 0.5986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CA82
secondary
#4F68B9
accent
#46C91D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF6
border
#D6D4D0
text
#16140F
muted
#858380