#E2B723#E2B723
#E2B723 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.502; OKLCH L 79.6% C 0.155 H 90.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2B723 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 183, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 77%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 85%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 84.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.17, 2.56, 72.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.17, 72.77, 87.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.56% -0.0017 0.1551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.56% 0.155 90.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6039, 50.1603, 8.7117) |
| Luminance | 0.5016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 1.56
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 1.72
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.27
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.55
Golden
#F5BF03
ΔE00 3.83
Goldenrod (survey)
#FAC205
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2B723 #234EE2
analogous
#E25723 #E2B723 #ADE223
triadic
#E2B723 #23E2B7 #B723E2
tetradic
#E2B723 #23E257 #234EE2 #E223AD
square
#E2B723 #23E257 #234EE2 #E223AD
split-complementary
#E2B723 #23ADE2 #5723E2
monochromatic
#7A6310 #B18E17 #E2B723 #E9C959 #F0DA8F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.90
#E2B723 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.03
#E2B723 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2B723
11.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2B723 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2B723 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 11.03 | 11.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CDB500
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C12E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5A69D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2b723; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 183, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.6% 0.155 90.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0cc6e',
500: '#e2b723',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2b723; $custom-light: #f0cc6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2b723",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 183,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.492,
"s": 76.707,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79556,
"c": 0.15506,
"h": 90.6
},
"luminance": 0.50157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2B723
secondary
#273C82
accent
#5FF335
background
#FFFDFB
surface
#FFF9F1
border
#D7D2CB
text
#181308
muted
#86827D