#E2C35F#E2C35F
#E2C35F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.124 H 92.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C35F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 195, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 58%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.63, -0.79, 53.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.63, 53.42, 90.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.42% -0.005 0.1243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.42% 0.124 92.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.9470, 56.0278, 18.8498) |
| Luminance | 0.5603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.32
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.41
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.83
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.53
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.67
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C35F #5F7EE2
analogous
#E2825F #E2C35F #BFE25F
triadic
#E2C35F #5FE2C3 #C35FE2
tetradic
#E2C35F #5FE282 #5F7EE2 #E25FBF
square
#E2C35F #5FE282 #5F7EE2 #E25FBF
split-complementary
#E2C35F #5FBFE2 #825FE2
monochromatic
#A8881E #D9B02B #E2C35F #EBD693 #F5EAC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#E2C35F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.21
#E2C35F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C35F
12.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C35F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C35F | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.21 | 12.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C055
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDC963
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c35f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 195, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.124 92.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed48f',
500: '#e2c35f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c35f; $custom-light: #eed48f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c35f",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 195,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.802,
"s": 69.312,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8242,
"c": 0.12435,
"h": 92.3
},
"luminance": 0.56025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C35F
secondary
#3B55AA
accent
#41D114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F