#E2CA71#E2CA71
#E2CA71 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.596; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.113 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CA71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 202, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 50%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.62, -2.96, 47.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.62, 47.26, 93.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.06% -0.0092 0.1124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.06% 0.113 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.4670, 59.6044, 24.2027) |
| Luminance | 0.5960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.81
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.81
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.92
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.16
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.50
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CA71 #7189E2
analogous
#E29271 #E2CA71 #C2E271
triadic
#E2CA71 #71E2CA #CA71E2
tetradic
#E2CA71 #71E292 #7189E2 #E271C2
square
#E2CA71 #71E292 #7189E2 #E271C2
split-complementary
#E2CA71 #71C2E2 #9271E2
monochromatic
#B49525 #D8B73E #E2CA71 #ECDDA4 #F7F0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#E2CA71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.92
#E2CA71 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CA71
12.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CA71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CA71 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.92 | 12.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC669
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CE75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BEB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ca71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 202, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.113 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd99c',
500: '#e2ca71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ca71; $custom-light: #edd99c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ca71",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 202,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.257,
"s": 66.082,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84061,
"c": 0.11275,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.59602
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CA71
secondary
#425BB5
accent
#3ECE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F