#E2C05A#E2C05A
#E2C05A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.546; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.127 H 90.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C05A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 192, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 60.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.82, 0.41, 54.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.82, 54.80, 89.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.76% -0.0021 0.1266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.76% 0.127 90.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0615, 54.6090, 17.4693) |
| Luminance | 0.5461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.23
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.66
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 4.72
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.31
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 6.07
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C05A #5A7CE2
analogous
#E27C5A #E2C05A #C0E25A
triadic
#E2C05A #5AE2C0 #C05AE2
tetradic
#E2C05A #5AE27C #5A7CE2 #E25AC0
square
#E2C05A #5AE27C #5A7CE2 #E25AC0
split-complementary
#E2C05A #5AC0E2 #7C5AE2
monochromatic
#A5831D #D9AC26 #E2C05A #EBD48E #F4E8C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#E2C05A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.92
#E2C05A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C05A
11.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C05A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C05A | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.92 | 11.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BD50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC75E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c05a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 192, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.127 90.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed28c',
500: '#e2c05a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c05a; $custom-light: #eed28c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c05a",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 192,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 70.103,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81762,
"c": 0.12665,
"h": 90.9
},
"luminance": 0.54606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C05A
secondary
#3955A7
accent
#43D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F