#E1CC63#E1CC63
#E1CC63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.601; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.128 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CC63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 204, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 56%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 56%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.89, -5.54, 54.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.89, 54.41, 95.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.2% -0.0181 0.1263) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.2% 0.128 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.8984, 60.0964, 20.5100) |
| Luminance | 0.6009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.34
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.74
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.47
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.56
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.66
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CC63 #6378E1
analogous
#E18D63 #E1CC63 #B7E163
triadic
#E1CC63 #63E1CC #CC63E1
tetradic
#E1CC63 #63E18D #6378E1 #E163B7
square
#E1CC63 #63E18D #6378E1 #E163B7
split-complementary
#E1CC63 #63B7E1 #8D63E1
monochromatic
#A99221 #D7BB30 #E1CC63 #EBDD96 #F5EECA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#E1CC63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.02
#E1CC63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CC63
13.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CC63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CC63 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.02 | 13.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC759
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CF68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BFB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1cc63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 204, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.128 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddb92',
500: '#e1cc63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1cc63; $custom-light: #eddb92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1cc63",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 204,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.842,
"c": 0.12757,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.60094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CC63
secondary
#3D4FAB
accent
#35D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F