#E1D488#E1D488
#E1D488 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.097 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1D488 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 212, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 60%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 40%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 39.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.42, -6.22, 39.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.42, 39.69, 99.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.35% -0.0165 0.0959) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.35% 0.097 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0399, 64.8738, 32.6996) |
| Luminance | 0.6487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.95
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.42
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.50
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.18
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.54
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1D488 #8895E1
analogous
#E1A788 #E1D488 #C1E188
triadic
#E1D488 #88E1D4 #D488E1
tetradic
#E1D488 #88E1A7 #8895E1 #E188C1
square
#E1D488 #88E1A7 #8895E1 #E188C1
split-complementary
#E1D488 #88C1E1 #A788E1
monochromatic
#BFAA30 #D5C257 #E1D488 #EDE6B9 #F9F6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E1D488 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.97
#E1D488 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1D488
13.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1D488 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1D488 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.97 | 13.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2D082
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D58B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDCAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1d488; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 212, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.097 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece1ab',
500: '#e1d488',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1d488; $custom-light: #ece1ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1d488",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 212,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.236,
"s": 59.732,
"l": 70.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86353,
"c": 0.09732,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.64872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1D488
secondary
#5463B9
accent
#37C71E
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161510
muted
#858481