#E2CB43#E2CB43
#E2CB43 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.593; OKLCH L 83.8% C 0.152 H 99.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CB43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 203, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 73%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 70%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 70.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.45, -6.60, 67.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.45, 67.58, 95.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.79% -0.0248 0.1495) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.79% 0.152 99.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.7356, 59.2884, 13.9225) |
| Luminance | 0.5929 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.12
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.14
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.33
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.41
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.68
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CB43 #435AE2
analogous
#E27C43 #E2CB43 #A9E243
triadic
#E2CB43 #43E2CB #CB43E2
tetradic
#E2CB43 #43E27C #435AE2 #E243A9
square
#E2CB43 #43E27C #435AE2 #E243A9
split-complementary
#E2CB43 #43A9E2 #7C43E2
monochromatic
#948217 #C9B01F #E2CB43 #EADA78 #F2E8AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.63
#E2CB43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.86
#E2CB43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CB43
12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CB43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CB43 | 1.00 | 1.63 | 12.86 | 12.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC62E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5CE4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3BCB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cb43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 203, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.8% 0.152 99.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efda7f',
500: '#e2cb43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cb43; $custom-light: #efda7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cb43",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 203,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.321,
"s": 73.272,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83785,
"c": 0.1516,
"h": 99.4
},
"luminance": 0.59286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CB43
secondary
#314098
accent
#52F038
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E