#E2CC51#E2CC51
#E2CC51 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.1% C 0.143 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CC51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 204, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 71%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 64%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 64.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.81, -6.35, 62.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.81, 62.37, 95.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.1% -0.0226 0.1408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.1% 0.143 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.4444, 59.9510, 16.4869) |
| Luminance | 0.5995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.77
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.02
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.25
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.00
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 5.00
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CC51 #5167E2
analogous
#E28451 #E2CC51 #AFE251
triadic
#E2CC51 #51E2CC #CC51E2
tetradic
#E2CC51 #51E284 #5167E2 #E251AF
square
#E2CC51 #51E284 #5167E2 #E251AF
split-complementary
#E2CC51 #51AFE2 #8451E2
monochromatic
#9E8A1A #D3B823 #E2CC51 #EBDB85 #F3EBBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E2CC51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#E2CC51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CC51
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CC51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CC51 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC742
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5CF58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3BEB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cc51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 204, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.1% 0.143 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedb87',
500: '#e2cc51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cc51; $custom-light: #eedb87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cc51",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 204,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.897,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84105,
"c": 0.1426,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.59949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CC51
secondary
#3646A1
accent
#2FD312
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F