#E1CE63#E1CE63
#E1CE63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.611; OKLCH L 84.6% C 0.129 H 99.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CE63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 206, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 56%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 56%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.41, -6.56, 54.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.41, 55.12, 96.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.61% -0.0211 0.1276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.61% 0.129 99.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3768, 61.0532, 20.6695) |
| Luminance | 0.6105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.65
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.83
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.02
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.66
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.95
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CE63 #6376E1
analogous
#E18F63 #E1CE63 #B5E163
triadic
#E1CE63 #63E1CE #CE63E1
tetradic
#E1CE63 #63E18F #6376E1 #E163B5
square
#E1CE63 #63E18F #6376E1 #E163B5
split-complementary
#E1CE63 #63B5E1 #8F63E1
monochromatic
#A99421 #D7BE30 #E1CE63 #EBDE96 #F5EECA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E1CE63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.21
#E1CE63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CE63
13.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CE63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CE63 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.21 | 13.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC958
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D068
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ce63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 206, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.6% 0.129 99.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddc93',
500: '#e1ce63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ce63; $custom-light: #eddc93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ce63",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 206,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.952,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8461,
"c": 0.12928,
"h": 99.4
},
"luminance": 0.61051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CE63
secondary
#3D4EAB
accent
#32D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F