#E1CA85#E1CA85
#E1CA85 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.092 H 91.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CA85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 202, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 61%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 41%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 40.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -1.41, 37.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 37.39, 92.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.28% -0.0027 0.0916) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.28% 0.092 91.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4069, 59.9441, 30.7849) |
| Luminance | 0.5994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.67
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.70
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.83
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.28
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.31
Very Light Brown
#D3B683
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CA85 #859CE1
analogous
#E19C85 #E1CA85 #CAE185
triadic
#E1CA85 #85E1CA #CA85E1
tetradic
#E1CA85 #85E19C #859CE1 #E185CA
square
#E1CA85 #85E19C #859CE1 #E185CA
split-complementary
#E1CA85 #85CAE1 #9C85E1
monochromatic
#BD992F #D5B554 #E1CA85 #EDDFB6 #F9F4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E1CA85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#E1CA85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CA85
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CA85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CA85 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C780
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECE87
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEC0B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ca85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 202, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.092 91.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdaa9',
500: '#e1ca85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ca85; $custom-light: #ecdaa9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ca85",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 202,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 60.526,
"l": 70.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84275,
"c": 0.09162,
"h": 91.7
},
"luminance": 0.59942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CA85
secondary
#516BB9
accent
#48C81D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF6
border
#D6D4D0
text
#161410
muted
#858380