#E2CA6A#E2CA6A
#E2CA6A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.595; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.120 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CA6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 202, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 67%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 53.1%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.54, -3.55, 50.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.54, 50.57, 94.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.97% -0.0117 0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.97% 0.12 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0881, 59.4528, 22.2067) |
| Luminance | 0.5945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.88
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.74
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.58
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.79
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.97
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CA6A #6A82E2
analogous
#E28E6A #E2CA6A #BEE26A
triadic
#E2CA6A #6AE2CA #CA6AE2
tetradic
#E2CA6A #6AE28E #6A82E2 #E26ABE
square
#E2CA6A #6AE28E #6A82E2 #E26ABE
split-complementary
#E2CA6A #6ABEE2 #8E6AE2
monochromatic
#AF9322 #D8B837 #E2CA6A #ECDC9D #F6EED0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#E2CA6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.89
#E2CA6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CA6A
12.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CA6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CA6A | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.89 | 12.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC661
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BDB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ca6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 202, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.120 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd997',
500: '#e2ca6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ca6a; $custom-light: #edd997; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ca6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 202,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48,
"s": 67.416,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83968,
"c": 0.11955,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.5945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CA6A
secondary
#3F56B1
accent
#3BCF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F