#E1D550#E1D550
#E1D550 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.642; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.151 H 104.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1D550 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 213, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 64.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.06, -11.38, 64.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.06, 65.79, 99.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.87% -0.0369 0.1465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.87% 0.151 104.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2957, 64.1773, 17.0099) |
| Luminance | 0.6418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.43
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 3.89
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.22
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.26
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.56
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1D550 #505CE1
analogous
#E18C50 #E1D550 #A5E150
triadic
#E1D550 #50E1D5 #D550E1
tetradic
#E1D550 #50E18C #505CE1 #E150A5
square
#E1D550 #50E18C #505CE1 #E150A5
split-complementary
#E1D550 #50A5E1 #8C50E1
monochromatic
#9C911B #D0C224 #E1D550 #EAE284 #F3EEB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E1D550 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.84
#E1D550 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1D550
13.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1D550 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1D550 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.84 | 13.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7CE3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD558
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C7B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1d550; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 213, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.151 104.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee187',
500: '#e1d550',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1d550; $custom-light: #eee187; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1d550",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 213,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.034,
"s": 70.732,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85866,
"c": 0.1511,
"h": 104.2
},
"luminance": 0.64175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1D550
secondary
#363F9F
accent
#49ED3A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F