#E1CC60#E1CC60
#E1CC60 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.130 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CC60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 204, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 68%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 57%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 57.3%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.86, -5.77, 55.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.86, 55.77, 95.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.17% -0.0191 0.1288) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.17% 0.13 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.7576, 60.0401, 19.7686) |
| Luminance | 0.6004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.71
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.93
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.34
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.40
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.52
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CC60 #6075E1
analogous
#E18C60 #E1CC60 #B5E160
triadic
#E1CC60 #60E1CC #CC60E1
tetradic
#E1CC60 #60E18C #6075E1 #E160B5
square
#E1CC60 #60E18C #6075E1 #E160B5
split-complementary
#E1CC60 #60B5E1 #8C60E1
monochromatic
#A79120 #D7BB2D #E1CC60 #EBDD93 #F4EDC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#E1CC60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.01
#E1CC60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CC60
13.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CC60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CC60 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.01 | 13.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC755
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CF65
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BFB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1cc60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 204, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.130 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddb90',
500: '#e1cc60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1cc60; $custom-light: #eddb90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1cc60",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 204,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.233,
"s": 68.254,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84166,
"c": 0.13024,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.60038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CC60
secondary
#3C4EA9
accent
#34D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F