#E2C364#E2C364
#E2C364 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.561; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.120 H 91.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C364 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 195, 100) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 56%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 55.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.68, -0.41, 51.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.68, 51.12, 90.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.48% -0.0033 0.1199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.48% 0.12 91.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1816, 56.1217, 20.0854) |
| Luminance | 0.5612 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.88
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.86
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.14
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.64
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 6.01
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C364 #6483E2
analogous
#E28464 #E2C364 #C2E264
triadic
#E2C364 #64E2C3 #C364E2
tetradic
#E2C364 #64E284 #6483E2 #E264C2
square
#E2C364 #64E284 #6483E2 #E264C2
split-complementary
#E2C364 #64C2E2 #8464E2
monochromatic
#AC8920 #D8AF30 #E2C364 #ECD798 #F5EBCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#E2C364 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.22
#E2C364 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C364
12.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C364 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C364 | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.22 | 12.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5C05B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDC968
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c364; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 195, 100); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.120 91.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed493',
500: '#e2c364',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c364; $custom-light: #eed493; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c364",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 195,
"b": 100
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.238,
"s": 68.478,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8248,
"c": 0.11989,
"h": 91.6
},
"luminance": 0.56119
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C364
secondary
#3D59AD
accent
#43D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F