#E2CC77#E2CC77
#E2CC77 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.607; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.108 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CC77 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 204, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 65%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 47%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 47.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.21, -3.44, 44.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.21, 45.07, 94.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.55% -0.01 0.1079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.55% 0.108 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2884, 60.6886, 26.1983) |
| Luminance | 0.6069 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.74
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.61
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.85
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.66
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.16
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CC77 #778DE2
analogous
#E29777 #E2CC77 #C2E277
triadic
#E2CC77 #77E2CC #CC77E2
tetradic
#E2CC77 #77E297 #778DE2 #E277C2
square
#E2CC77 #77E297 #778DE2 #E277C2
split-complementary
#E2CC77 #77C2E2 #9777E2
monochromatic
#B79A27 #D7B945 #E2CC77 #EDDFA9 #F8F2DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E2CC77 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.14
#E2CC77 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CC77
13.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CC77 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CC77 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.14 | 13.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC870
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D07A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C0B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cc77; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 204, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.108 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddba0',
500: '#e2cc77',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cc77; $custom-light: #eddba0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cc77",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 204,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.664,
"s": 64.848,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8455,
"c": 0.10835,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.60686
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CC77
secondary
#455DB8
accent
#3ECD19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380