#E1D18C#E1D18C
#E1D18C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.635; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.090 H 96.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1D18C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 209, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 59%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 38%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 37.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.71, -4.25, 36.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.71, 36.50, 96.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.81% -0.0105 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.81% 0.09 96.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.5865, 63.5037, 33.9772) |
| Luminance | 0.6350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.70
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.17
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.19
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.87
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1D18C #8C9CE1
analogous
#E1A78C #E1D18C #C7E18C
triadic
#E1D18C #8CE1D1 #D18CE1
tetradic
#E1D18C #8CE1A7 #8C9CE1 #E18CC7
square
#E1D18C #8CE1A7 #8C9CE1 #E18CC7
split-complementary
#E1D18C #8CC7E1 #A78CE1
monochromatic
#C0A632 #D4BE5B #E1D18C #EEE4BD #F9F5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#E1D18C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.70
#E1D18C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1D18C
13.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1D18C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1D18C | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.70 | 13.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECD87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D38E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDC7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1d18c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 209, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.090 96.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebdfae',
500: '#e1d18c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1d18c; $custom-light: #ebdfae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1d18c",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 209,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.706,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85809,
"c": 0.08991,
"h": 96.7
},
"luminance": 0.63502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1D18C
secondary
#586AB9
accent
#3FC61F
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161510
muted
#858481