#E2C35C#E2C35C
#E2C35C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.127 H 92.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C35C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 195, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 59.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.60, -1.01, 54.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.60, 54.77, 91.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.39% -0.0059 0.1268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.39% 0.127 92.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.8132, 55.9743, 18.1454) |
| Luminance | 0.5597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.61
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.18
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.69
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.27
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.73
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C35C #5C7BE2
analogous
#E2805C #E2C35C #BEE25C
triadic
#E2C35C #5CE2C3 #C35CE2
tetradic
#E2C35C #5CE280 #5C7BE2 #E25CBE
square
#E2C35C #5CE280 #5C7BE2 #E25CBE
split-complementary
#E2C35C #5CBEE2 #805CE2
monochromatic
#A6861E #D9B028 #E2C35C #EBD690 #F4E9C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#E2C35C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.19
#E2C35C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C35C
12.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C35C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C35C | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.19 | 12.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C052
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDC960
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3B5AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c35c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 195, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.127 92.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed48d',
500: '#e2c35c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c35c; $custom-light: #eed48d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c35c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 195,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.119,
"s": 69.792,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82387,
"c": 0.12694,
"h": 92.7
},
"luminance": 0.55972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C35C
secondary
#3A53A8
accent
#40D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F