#E1CC5B#E1CC5B
#E1CC5B 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 | #E1CC5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 204, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 60%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 59.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -6.12, 57.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 58.00, 96.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.11% -0.0207 0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.11% 0.135 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.5347, 59.9510, 18.5946) |
| Luminance | 0.5995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.05
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.28
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.32
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.35
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.36
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CC5B #5B70E1
analogous
#E1895B #E1CC5B #B3E15B
triadic
#E1CC5B #5BE1CC #CC5BE1
tetradic
#E1CC5B #5BE189 #5B70E1 #E15BB3
square
#E1CC5B #5BE189 #5B70E1 #E15BB3
split-complementary
#E1CC5B #5BB3E1 #895BE1
monochromatic
#A48F1E #D7BC27 #E1CC5B #EADC8F #F4ECC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E1CC5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#E1CC5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CC5B
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CC5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CC5B | 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)
#DEC74F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CF61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BFB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1cc5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 204, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.135 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddb8d',
500: '#e1cc5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1cc5b; $custom-light: #eddb8d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1cc5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 204,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.597,
"s": 69.072,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84112,
"c": 0.13455,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.59949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CC5B
secondary
#3A4BA6
accent
#32D114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F