#E2CC58#E2CC58
#E2CC58 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.601; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.137 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CC58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 204, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 61%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 61.1%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.87, -5.91, 59.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.87, 59.39, 95.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.17% -0.0205 0.1356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.17% 0.137 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.7206, 60.0615, 17.9413) |
| Luminance | 0.6006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.95
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.05
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.12
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.44
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.60
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CC58 #586EE2
analogous
#E28758 #E2CC58 #B3E258
triadic
#E2CC58 #58E2CC #CC58E2
tetradic
#E2CC58 #58E287 #586EE2 #E258B3
square
#E2CC58 #58E287 #586EE2 #E258B3
split-complementary
#E2CC58 #58B3E2 #8758E2
monochromatic
#A38E1C #D7BB25 #E2CC58 #EBDC8C #F4ECC0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#E2CC58 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.01
#E2CC58 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CC58
13.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CC58 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CC58 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.01 | 13.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC74B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CF5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cc58; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 204, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.137 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedb8b',
500: '#e2cc58',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cc58; $custom-light: #eedb8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cc58",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 204,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.435,
"s": 70.408,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84172,
"c": 0.13709,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.60059
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CC58
secondary
#384AA6
accent
#32D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F