#E1D15C#E1D15C
#E1D15C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.624; OKLCH L 85.2% C 0.138 H 101.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1D15C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 209, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 69%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 59%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 59.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.12, -8.60, 58.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.12, 59.31, 98.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.15% -0.0277 0.1352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.15% 0.138 101.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7856, 62.3834, 19.2258) |
| Luminance | 0.6238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.93
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.31
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.98
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.10
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.38
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1D15C #5C6CE1
analogous
#E18F5C #E1D15C #AFE15C
triadic
#E1D15C #5CE1D1 #D15CE1
tetradic
#E1D15C #5CE18F #5C6CE1 #E15CAF
square
#E1D15C #5CE18F #5C6CE1 #E15CAF
split-complementary
#E1D15C #5CAFE1 #8F5CE1
monochromatic
#A4941E #D7C228 #E1D15C #EBE090 #F4EEC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E1D15C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.48
#E1D15C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1D15C
13.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1D15C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1D15C | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.48 | 13.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CB4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D262
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C4B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1d15c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 209, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.2% 0.138 101.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edde8e',
500: '#e1d15c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1d15c; $custom-light: #edde8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1d15c",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 209,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.782,
"s": 68.912,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85151,
"c": 0.13803,
"h": 101.6
},
"luminance": 0.62381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1D15C
secondary
#3A47A7
accent
#2BD115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F