#E2C86C#E2C86C
#E2C86C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.586; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.116 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C86C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 200, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 67%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 52.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.05, -2.35, 48.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.05, 48.96, 92.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.59% -0.008 0.1158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.59% 0.116 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.7271, 58.5624, 22.6054) |
| Luminance | 0.5856 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.41
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.23
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.90
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.04
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.15
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C86C #6C86E2
analogous
#E28D6C #E2C86C #C1E26C
triadic
#E2C86C #6CE2C8 #C86CE2
tetradic
#E2C86C #6CE28D #6C86E2 #E26CC1
square
#E2C86C #6CE28D #6C86E2 #E26CC1
split-complementary
#E2C86C #6CC1E2 #8D6CE2
monochromatic
#B19123 #D8B539 #E2C86C #ECDB9F #F6EED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#E2C86C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.71
#E2C86C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C86C
12.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C86C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C86C | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.71 | 12.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C564
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CD70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BCB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c86c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 200, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.116 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd898',
500: '#e2c86c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c86c; $custom-light: #edd898; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c86c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 200,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.78,
"s": 67.045,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83589,
"c": 0.11605,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.5856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C86C
secondary
#4059B2
accent
#3FCF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F