#E1CE5F#E1CE5F
#E1CE5F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.610; OKLCH L 84.6% C 0.133 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CE5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 206, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 68%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 58%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 57.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.37, -6.86, 56.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.37, 56.92, 96.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.57% -0.0224 0.1309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.57% 0.133 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.1903, 60.9786, 19.6872) |
| Luminance | 0.6098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.74
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.93
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.30
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.60
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.81
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CE5F #5F72E1
analogous
#E18D5F #E1CE5F #B3E15F
triadic
#E1CE5F #5FE1CE #CE5FE1
tetradic
#E1CE5F #5FE18D #5F72E1 #E15FB3
square
#E1CE5F #5FE18D #5F72E1 #E15FB3
split-complementary
#E1CE5F #5FB3E1 #8D5FE1
monochromatic
#A6931F #D7BE2B #E1CE5F #EBDE93 #F4EEC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E1CE5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.20
#E1CE5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CE5F
13.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CE5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CE5F | 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)
#DFC954
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D064
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ce5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 206, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.6% 0.133 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddc90',
500: '#e1ce5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ce5f; $custom-light: #eddc90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ce5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 206,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.231,
"s": 68.421,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84565,
"c": 0.13282,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.60976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CE5F
secondary
#3B4BA9
accent
#31D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F