#E1CE5C#E1CE5C
#E1CE5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.609; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.135 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CE5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 206, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 59.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.34, -7.07, 57.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.34, 58.25, 96.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.53% -0.0233 0.1334) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.53% 0.135 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0565, 60.9251, 18.9828) |
| Luminance | 0.6092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.56
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.17
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.59
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.63
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.74
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CE5C #5C6FE1
analogous
#E18C5C #E1CE5C #B1E15C
triadic
#E1CE5C #5CE1CE #CE5CE1
tetradic
#E1CE5C #5CE18C #5C6FE1 #E15CB1
square
#E1CE5C #5CE18C #5C6FE1 #E15CB1
split-complementary
#E1CE5C #5CB1E1 #8C5CE1
monochromatic
#A4911E #D7BE28 #E1CE5C #EBDE90 #F4EDC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E1CE5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.18
#E1CE5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CE5C
13.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CE5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CE5C | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.18 | 13.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0C950
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D062
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C1B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ce5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 206, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.135 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddc8e',
500: '#e1ce5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ce5c; $custom-light: #eddc8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ce5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 206,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 68.912,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84533,
"c": 0.1354,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.60923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CE5C
secondary
#3A4AA7
accent
#30D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F