#E1CF55#E1CF55
#E1CF55 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.613; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.142 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1CF55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 207, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 70%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 62%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 62.2%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.54, -8.05, 61.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.54, 61.62, 97.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.67% -0.0269 0.1394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.67% 0.142 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0060, 61.2914, 17.5256) |
| Luminance | 0.6129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.08
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.77
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.83
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.89
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.03
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1CF55 #5567E1
analogous
#E18955 #E1CF55 #ADE155
triadic
#E1CF55 #55E1CF #CF55E1
tetradic
#E1CF55 #55E189 #5567E1 #E155AD
square
#E1CF55 #55E189 #5567E1 #E155AD
split-complementary
#E1CF55 #55ADE1 #8955E1
monochromatic
#9F8F1C #D3BD25 #E1CF55 #EADE89 #F3ECBD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E1CF55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.26
#E1CF55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1CF55
13.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1CF55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1CF55 | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.26 | 13.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1C947
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D15C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C1B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1cf55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 207, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.142 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedd8a',
500: '#e1cf55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1cf55; $custom-light: #eedd8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1cf55",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 207,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.286,
"s": 70,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84669,
"c": 0.14198,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.61289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1CF55
secondary
#3845A3
accent
#2CD214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F