#E1D55F#E1D55F
#E1D55F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.644; OKLCH L 86.0% C 0.139 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1D55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 213, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 68%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 58%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 57.8%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.19, -10.40, 58.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.19, 59.47, 100.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.01% -0.0325 0.1353) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.01% 0.139 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9131, 64.4243, 20.2615) |
| Luminance | 0.6442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.68
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.59
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.11
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.50
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.65
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1D55F #5F6BE1
analogous
#E1945F #E1D55F #ACE15F
triadic
#E1D55F #5FE1D5 #D55FE1
tetradic
#E1D55F #5FE194 #5F6BE1 #E15FAC
square
#E1D55F #5FE194 #5F6BE1 #E15FAC
split-complementary
#E1D55F #5FACE1 #945FE1
monochromatic
#A69A1F #D7C72B #E1D55F #EBE393 #F4F0C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E1D55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.88
#E1D55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1D55F
13.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1D55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1D55F | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.88 | 13.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CF53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD565
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0C8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1d55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 213, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.0% 0.139 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede190',
500: '#e1d55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1d55f; $custom-light: #ede190; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1d55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 213,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.462,
"s": 68.421,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86009,
"c": 0.13916,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.64422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1D55F
secondary
#3B46A9
accent
#26D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F