#E2CC73#E2CC73
#E2CC73 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.606; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.112 H 95.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CC73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 204, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 66%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 49%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 49.1%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.16, -3.81, 46.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.16, 46.99, 94.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.49% -0.0114 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.49% 0.112 95.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0532, 60.5945, 24.9596) |
| Luminance | 0.6059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.11
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.41
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.78
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.25
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.71
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CC73 #7389E2
analogous
#E29573 #E2CC73 #C1E273
triadic
#E2CC73 #73E2CC #CC73E2
tetradic
#E2CC73 #73E295 #7389E2 #E273C1
square
#E2CC73 #73E295 #7389E2 #E273C1
split-complementary
#E2CC73 #73C1E2 #9573E2
monochromatic
#B59926 #D7BA40 #E2CC73 #EDDEA6 #F7F1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E2CC73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.12
#E2CC73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CC73
13.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CC73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CC73 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.12 | 13.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC86B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CF77
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cc73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 204, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.112 95.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddb9d',
500: '#e2cc73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cc73; $custom-light: #eddb9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cc73",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 204,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.108,
"s": 65.68,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84494,
"c": 0.1124,
"h": 95.8
},
"luminance": 0.60592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CC73
secondary
#435AB6
accent
#3CCE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F