#E1CE6A#E1CE6A
#E1CE6A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.612; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.123 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CE6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 206, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 66%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 53%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 52.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.48, -6.01, 51.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.48, 51.89, 96.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.69% -0.0187 0.1214) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.69% 0.123 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7260, 61.1930, 22.5089) |
| Luminance | 0.6119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.01
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.28
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.65
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.90
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.11
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CE6A #6A7DE1
analogous
#E1926A #E1CE6A #B9E16A
triadic
#E1CE6A #6AE1CE #CE6AE1
tetradic
#E1CE6A #6AE192 #6A7DE1 #E16AB9
square
#E1CE6A #6AE192 #6A7DE1 #E16AB9
split-complementary
#E1CE6A #6AB9E1 #926AE1
monochromatic
#AE9723 #D7BD37 #E1CE6A #EBDF9D #F6F0D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E1CE6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.24
#E1CE6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CE6A
13.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CE6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CE6A | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.24 | 13.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC961
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D06E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ce6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 206, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.123 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddc97',
500: '#e1ce6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ce6a; $custom-light: #eddc97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ce6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 206,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.42,
"s": 66.48,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84694,
"c": 0.12281,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.61191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CE6A
secondary
#4052AF
accent
#34CE17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F