#E2CA6F#E2CA6F
#E2CA6F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.596; OKLCH L 84.0% C 0.115 H 95.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CA6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 202, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 51%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 50.9%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.60, -3.13, 48.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.60, 48.21, 93.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.03% -0.0099 0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.03% 0.115 95) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3557, 59.5598, 23.6162) |
| Luminance | 0.5956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.13
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.76
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.91
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.98
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.28
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CA6F #6F87E2
analogous
#E2906F #E2CA6F #C0E26F
triadic
#E2CA6F #6FE2CA #CA6FE2
tetradic
#E2CA6F #6FE290 #6F87E2 #E26FC0
square
#E2CA6F #6FE290 #6F87E2 #E26FC0
split-complementary
#E2CA6F #6FC0E2 #906FE2
monochromatic
#B39524 #D8B73C #E2CA6F #ECDDA2 #F7EFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#E2CA6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.91
#E2CA6F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CA6F
12.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CA6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CA6F | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.91 | 12.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC667
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BEB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ca6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 202, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.0% 0.115 95.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd99a',
500: '#e2ca6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ca6f; $custom-light: #edd99a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ca6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 202,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.478,
"s": 66.474,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84033,
"c": 0.11473,
"h": 95
},
"luminance": 0.59558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CA6F
secondary
#4259B4
accent
#3DCE17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F