#E2CC71#E2CC71
#E2CC71 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.605; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.114 H 96.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CC71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 204, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 50%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.14, -3.98, 47.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.14, 47.95, 94.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.47% -0.0122 0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.47% 0.114 96.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9393, 60.5490, 24.3601) |
| Luminance | 0.6055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.37
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.35
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.77
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.07
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.50
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CC71 #7187E2
analogous
#E29471 #E2CC71 #C0E271
triadic
#E2CC71 #71E2CC #CC71E2
tetradic
#E2CC71 #71E294 #7187E2 #E271C0
square
#E2CC71 #71E294 #7187E2 #E271C0
split-complementary
#E2CC71 #71C0E2 #9471E2
monochromatic
#B49825 #D8BA3E #E2CC71 #ECDEA4 #F7F1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E2CC71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.11
#E2CC71 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CC71
13.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CC71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CC71 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.11 | 13.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC869
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CF75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cc71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 204, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.114 96.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddb9c',
500: '#e2cc71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cc71; $custom-light: #eddb9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cc71",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 204,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.319,
"s": 66.082,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84466,
"c": 0.1144,
"h": 96.1
},
"luminance": 0.60547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CC71
secondary
#4259B5
accent
#3BCE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F