#E1D463#E1D463
#E1D463 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.640; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.135 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1D463 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 212, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 56%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 56%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.96, -9.61, 56.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.96, 57.32, 99.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.85% -0.0298 0.1314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.85% 0.135 102.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8488, 63.9974, 21.1601) |
| Luminance | 0.6400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.99
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.13
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.13
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.44
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.55
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1D463 #6370E1
analogous
#E19563 #E1D463 #AFE163
triadic
#E1D463 #63E1D4 #D463E1
tetradic
#E1D463 #63E195 #6370E1 #E163AF
square
#E1D463 #63E195 #6370E1 #E163AF
split-complementary
#E1D463 #63AFE1 #9563E1
monochromatic
#A99B21 #D7C630 #E1D463 #EBE296 #F5F0CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E1D463 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.80
#E1D463 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1D463
13.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1D463 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1D463 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.80 | 13.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CE58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D469
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0C7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1d463; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 212, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.135 102.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede193',
500: '#e1d463',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1d463; $custom-light: #ede193; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1d463",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 212,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.81,
"s": 67.742,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85845,
"c": 0.13472,
"h": 102.8
},
"luminance": 0.63995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1D463
secondary
#3D48AB
accent
#29D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F