#E1CE76#E1CE76
#E1CE76 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.615; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.111 H 97.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CE76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 206, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 64%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 48%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 47.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.63, -4.96, 45.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.63, 46.19, 96.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.85% -0.0144 0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.85% 0.111 97.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.3943, 61.4603, 26.0285) |
| Luminance | 0.6146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.81
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.27
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.94
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.72
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.73
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CE76 #7689E1
analogous
#E19976 #E1CE76 #BEE176
triadic
#E1CE76 #76E1CE #CE76E1
tetradic
#E1CE76 #76E199 #7689E1 #E176BE
square
#E1CE76 #76E199 #7689E1 #E176BE
split-complementary
#E1CE76 #76BEE1 #9976E1
monochromatic
#B59C28 #D6BC44 #E1CE76 #ECE0A8 #F7F2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E1CE76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.29
#E1CE76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CE76
13.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CE76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CE76 | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.29 | 13.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECA6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D17A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFC2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1ce76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 206, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.111 97.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecdc9f',
500: '#e1ce76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1ce76; $custom-light: #ecdc9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1ce76",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 206,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.346,
"s": 64.072,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84853,
"c": 0.11096,
"h": 97.5
},
"luminance": 0.61458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CE76
secondary
#4559B6
accent
#39CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#16150F
muted
#858480