#E2C13D#E2C13D
#E2C13D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.546; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.148 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C13D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 193, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 74%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 73%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 73%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.84, -1.75, 66.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.84, 66.96, 91.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.71% -0.0116 0.1478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.71% 0.148 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.2790, 54.6485, 12.2612) |
| Luminance | 0.5465 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.52
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.72
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.93
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.95
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.46
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C13D #3D5EE2
analogous
#E26F3D #E2C13D #B1E23D
triadic
#E2C13D #3DE2C1 #C13DE2
tetradic
#E2C13D #3DE26F #3D5EE2 #E23DB1
square
#E2C13D #3DE26F #3D5EE2 #E23DB1
split-complementary
#E2C13D #3DB1E2 #6F3DE2
monochromatic
#8F7715 #C4A31D #E2C13D #EAD272 #F2E3A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.76
#E2C13D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.93
#E2C13D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C13D
11.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C13D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C13D | 1.00 | 1.76 | 11.93 | 11.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5BD27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DEC745
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4B2A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c13d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 193, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.148 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd37b',
500: '#e2c13d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c13d; $custom-light: #efd37b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c13d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 193,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 73.991,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81705,
"c": 0.14823,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.54646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C13D
secondary
#2F4394
accent
#5CF137
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#17140A
muted
#85837D