Sand (survey)#E2CA76
#E2CA76 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.597; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.108 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CA76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 202, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 65%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 48%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 47.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.69, -2.50, 44.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.69, 44.85, 93.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.13% -0.0073 0.1075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.13% 0.108 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7563, 59.7201, 25.7262) |
| Luminance | 0.5972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.00
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.07
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.03
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.69
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.09
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CA76 #768EE2
analogous
#E29476 #E2CA76 #C4E276
triadic
#E2CA76 #76E2CA #CA76E2
tetradic
#E2CA76 #76E294 #768EE2 #E276C4
square
#E2CA76 #76E294 #768EE2 #E276C4
split-complementary
#E2CA76 #76C4E2 #9476E2
monochromatic
#B79727 #D7B643 #E2CA76 #EDDEA9 #F7F1DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E2CA76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.94
#E2CA76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CA76
12.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CA76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CA76 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.94 | 12.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC76F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CE79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1BEB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ca76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 202, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.108 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd99f',
500: '#e2ca76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ca76; $custom-light: #edd99f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ca76",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 202,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 65.06,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84131,
"c": 0.10772,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.59718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CA76
secondary
#455EB8
accent
#41CD19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380