#E1CD75#E1CD75
#E1CD75 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.610; OKLCH L 84.6% C 0.111 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CD75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 205, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 64%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 48%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 48%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.36, -4.54, 46.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.36, 46.30, 95.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.64% -0.0133 0.1103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.64% 0.111 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0952, 60.9567, 25.6372) |
| Luminance | 0.6096 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.37
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.94
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.62
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.03
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CD75 #7589E1
analogous
#E19775 #E1CD75 #BFE175
triadic
#E1CD75 #75E1CD #CD75E1
tetradic
#E1CD75 #75E197 #7589E1 #E175BF
square
#E1CD75 #75E197 #7589E1 #E175BF
split-complementary
#E1CD75 #75BFE1 #9775E1
monochromatic
#B49A27 #D6BB43 #E1CD75 #ECDFA7 #F7F1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E1CD75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.19
#E1CD75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CD75
13.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CD75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CD75 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.19 | 13.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC96E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D079
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFC1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1cd75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 205, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.6% 0.111 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdc9e',
500: '#e1cd75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1cd75; $custom-light: #ecdc9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1cd75",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 205,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.889,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84635,
"c": 0.1111,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.60955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CD75
secondary
#455AB5
accent
#3ACC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16150E
muted
#85847F