#E1CD76#E1CD76
#E1CD76 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.610; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.110 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CD76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 205, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 64%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 48%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 47.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.37, -4.45, 45.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.37, 45.82, 95.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.65% -0.0129 0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.65% 0.11 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1543, 60.9803, 25.9485) |
| Luminance | 0.6098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.42
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.42
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.95
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.71
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.03
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CD76 #768AE1
analogous
#E19876 #E1CD76 #C0E176
triadic
#E1CD76 #76E1CD #CD76E1
tetradic
#E1CD76 #76E198 #768AE1 #E176C0
square
#E1CD76 #76E198 #768AE1 #E176C0
split-complementary
#E1CD76 #76C0E1 #9876E1
monochromatic
#B59B28 #D6BB44 #E1CD76 #ECDFA8 #F7F2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E1CD76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.20
#E1CD76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CD76
13.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CD76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CD76 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.20 | 13.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC96F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D079
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFC1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1cd76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 205, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.110 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdc9f',
500: '#e1cd76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1cd76; $custom-light: #ecdc9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1cd76",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 205,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.785,
"s": 64.072,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8465,
"c": 0.11008,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.60978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CD76
secondary
#455AB6
accent
#3BCC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16150F
muted
#858480