#E2CA7C#E2CA7C
#E2CA7C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.102 H 92.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CA7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 202, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 64%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 45%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 45.1%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.77, -1.93, 41.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.77, 41.93, 92.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.22% -0.0051 0.1014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.22% 0.102 92.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1243, 59.8673, 27.6641) |
| Luminance | 0.5987 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.03
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.58
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.35
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.44
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 6.57
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CA7C #7C94E2
analogous
#E2977C #E2CA7C #C7E27C
triadic
#E2CA7C #7CE2CA #CA7CE2
tetradic
#E2CA7C #7CE297 #7C94E2 #E27CC7
square
#E2CA7C #7CE297 #7C94E2 #E27CC7
split-complementary
#E2CA7C #7CC7E2 #977CE2
monochromatic
#BA9829 #D7B64A #E2CA7C #EDDEAE #F8F3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E2CA7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.97
#E2CA7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CA7C
12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CA7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CA7C | 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)
#D9C776
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CE7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0BFB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ca7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 202, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.102 92.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edd9a3',
500: '#e2ca7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ca7c; $custom-light: #edd9a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ca7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 202,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.882,
"s": 63.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8422,
"c": 0.10152,
"h": 92.9
},
"luminance": 0.59865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CA7C
secondary
#4963B9
accent
#44CC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16140F
muted
#858380