#E2CB79#E2CB79
#E2CB79 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.603; OKLCH L 84.4% C 0.105 H 94.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CB79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 203, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 64%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 46.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.98, -2.74, 43.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.98, 43.74, 93.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.38% -0.0077 0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.38% 0.105 94.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.1728, 60.2633, 26.7585) |
| Luminance | 0.6026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.47
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.01
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.03
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.95
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.43
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CB79 #7990E2
analogous
#E29679 #E2CB79 #C4E279
triadic
#E2CB79 #79E2CB #CB79E2
tetradic
#E2CB79 #79E296 #7990E2 #E279C4
square
#E2CB79 #79E296 #7990E2 #E279C4
split-complementary
#E2CB79 #79C4E2 #9679E2
monochromatic
#B99928 #D7B747 #E2CB79 #EDDFAB #F8F2DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#E2CB79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.05
#E2CB79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CB79
13.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CB79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CB79 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.05 | 13.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC872
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CF7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cb79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 203, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.4% 0.105 94.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddaa1',
500: '#e2cb79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cb79; $custom-light: #eddaa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cb79",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 203,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.857,
"s": 64.417,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84377,
"c": 0.10545,
"h": 94.2
},
"luminance": 0.60261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CB79
secondary
#465FB9
accent
#40CC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380