#E2CA7B#E2CA7B
#E2CA7B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.103 H 93.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CA7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 202, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 45.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.75, -2.03, 42.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.75, 42.42, 92.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.21% -0.0055 0.1024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.21% 0.103 93.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0614, 59.8421, 27.3327) |
| Luminance | 0.5984 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.86
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.48
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.28
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.31
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.63
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CA7B #7B93E2
analogous
#E2967B #E2CA7B #C6E27B
triadic
#E2CA7B #7BE2CA #CA7BE2
tetradic
#E2CA7B #7BE296 #7B93E2 #E27BC6
square
#E2CA7B #7BE296 #7B93E2 #E27BC6
split-complementary
#E2CA7B #7BC6E2 #967BE2
monochromatic
#BA9829 #D7B649 #E2CA7B #EDDEAD #F8F2DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E2CA7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#E2CA7B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CA7B
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CA7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CA7B | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.97 | 12.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9C775
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CE7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BFB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ca7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 202, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.103 93.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd9a2',
500: '#e2ca7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ca7b; $custom-light: #edd9a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ca7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 202,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.019,
"s": 63.975,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84205,
"c": 0.10257,
"h": 93.1
},
"luminance": 0.5984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CA7B
secondary
#4862B9
accent
#43CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380