#E1CC59#E1CC59
#E1CC59 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.136 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CC59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 204, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 60.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.79, -6.26, 58.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.79, 58.88, 96.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.09% -0.0213 0.1345) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.09% 0.136 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4496, 59.9169, 18.1463) |
| Luminance | 0.5991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.95
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.32
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.35
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.43
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.55
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CC59 #596EE1
analogous
#E18859 #E1CC59 #B2E159
triadic
#E1CC59 #59E1CC #CC59E1
tetradic
#E1CC59 #59E188 #596EE1 #E159B2
square
#E1CC59 #59E188 #596EE1 #E159B2
split-complementary
#E1CC59 #59B2E1 #8859E1
monochromatic
#A28E1D #D6BB27 #E1CC59 #EADC8D #F4ECC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E1CC59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.98
#E1CC59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CC59
12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CC59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CC59 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.98 | 12.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC74C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CF5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1cc59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 204, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.136 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddb8c',
500: '#e1cc59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1cc59; $custom-light: #eddb8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1cc59",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 204,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.735,
"s": 69.388,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84092,
"c": 0.13621,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.59915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CC59
secondary
#394AA5
accent
#31D114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F