#E1CC5A#E1CC5A
#E1CC5A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.135 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CC5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 204, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 60%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, -6.19, 58.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 58.44, 96.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.1% -0.021 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.1% 0.135 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4918, 59.9338, 18.3689) |
| Luminance | 0.5993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.00
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.34
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.35
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.35
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.43
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CC5A #5A6FE1
analogous
#E1895A #E1CC5A #B2E15A
triadic
#E1CC5A #5AE1CC #CC5AE1
tetradic
#E1CC5A #5AE189 #5A6FE1 #E15AB2
square
#E1CC5A #5AE189 #5A6FE1 #E15AB2
split-complementary
#E1CC5A #5AB2E1 #895AE1
monochromatic
#A38E1E #D7BB27 #E1CC5A #EADC8E #F4ECC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E1CC5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#E1CC5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CC5A
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CC5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CC5A | 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)
#DEC74E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CF60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BFB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1cc5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 204, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.135 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddb8d',
500: '#e1cc5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1cc5a; $custom-light: #eddb8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1cc5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 204,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.667,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84102,
"c": 0.13538,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.59931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CC5A
secondary
#3A4AA6
accent
#32D114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F