#E1D253#E1D253
#E1D253 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.627; OKLCH L 85.3% C 0.146 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1D253 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 210, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 63%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 63.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.30, -9.69, 62.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.30, 63.50, 98.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.27% -0.0318 0.1427) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.27% 0.146 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6614, 62.7275, 17.3576) |
| Luminance | 0.6272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.54
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.67
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.01
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.16
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.36
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1D253 #5362E1
analogous
#E18B53 #E1D253 #A9E153
triadic
#E1D253 #53E1D2 #D253E1
tetradic
#E1D253 #53E18B #5362E1 #E153A9
square
#E1D253 #53E18B #5362E1 #E153A9
split-complementary
#E1D253 #53A9E1 #8B53E1
monochromatic
#9E901C #D2C025 #E1D253 #EAE087 #F3EDBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.55
#E1D253 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.55
#E1D253 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1D253
13.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1D253 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1D253 | 1.00 | 1.55 | 13.55 | 13.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CC44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D35A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C4B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1d253; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 210, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.3% 0.146 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedf89',
500: '#e1d253',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1d253; $custom-light: #eedf89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1d253",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 210,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.662,
"s": 70.297,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8527,
"c": 0.14616,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.62725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1D253
secondary
#3742A1
accent
#27D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F