#E1D849#E1D849
#E1D849 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.656; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.159 H 105.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1D849 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 216, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 68%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 67.6%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.79, -13.27, 68.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.79, 69.58, 101.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.44% -0.043 0.1528) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.44% 0.159 105.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8120, 65.6024, 15.9720) |
| Luminance | 0.6560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.88
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 2.98
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.11
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.23
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.70
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1D849 #4952E1
analogous
#E18C49 #E1D849 #9EE149
triadic
#E1D849 #49E1D8 #D849E1
tetradic
#E1D849 #49E18C #4952E1 #E1499E
square
#E1D849 #49E18C #4952E1 #E1499E
split-complementary
#E1D849 #499EE1 #8C49E1
monochromatic
#978F19 #CBC122 #E1D849 #EAE37E #F2EFB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E1D849 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.12
#E1D849 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1D849
14.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1D849 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1D849 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.12 | 14.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD034
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED652
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1CABB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1d849; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 216, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.159 105.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee384',
500: '#e1d849',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1d849; $custom-light: #eee384; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1d849",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 216,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.447,
"s": 71.698,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86435,
"c": 0.15875,
"h": 105.7
},
"luminance": 0.656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1D849
secondary
#33399B
accent
#44EE39
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFCF2
border
#D6D5CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E