#E2CA7A#E2CA7A
#E2CA7A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.104 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CA7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 202, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 46%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.74, -2.12, 42.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.74, 42.91, 92.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.19% -0.0058 0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.19% 0.104 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9991, 59.8172, 27.0047) |
| Luminance | 0.5981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.68
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.38
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.22
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.18
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.62
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CA7A #7A92E2
analogous
#E2967A #E2CA7A #C6E27A
triadic
#E2CA7A #7AE2CA #CA7AE2
tetradic
#E2CA7A #7AE296 #7A92E2 #E27AC6
square
#E2CA7A #7AE296 #7A92E2 #E27AC6
split-complementary
#E2CA7A #7AC6E2 #967AE2
monochromatic
#B99828 #D7B648 #E2CA7A #EDDEAC #F8F2DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E2CA7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.96
#E2CA7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CA7A
12.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CA7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CA7A | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.96 | 12.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DAC774
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CE7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BFB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ca7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 202, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.104 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd9a2',
500: '#e2ca7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ca7a; $custom-light: #edd9a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ca7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 202,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.154,
"s": 64.198,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8419,
"c": 0.10361,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.59815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CA7A
secondary
#4761B9
accent
#43CC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380