#E2CD47#E2CD47
#E2CD47 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.603; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.151 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CD47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 205, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 73%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 68.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.99, -7.42, 66.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.99, 66.69, 96.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.23% -0.0267 0.1482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.23% 0.151 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.3351, 60.2888, 14.7349) |
| Luminance | 0.6029 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.55
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.40
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.62
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.73
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 4.76
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CD47 #475CE2
analogous
#E27F47 #E2CD47 #A9E247
triadic
#E2CD47 #47E2CD #CD47E2
tetradic
#E2CD47 #47E27F #475CE2 #E247A9
square
#E2CD47 #47E27F #475CE2 #E247A9
split-complementary
#E2CD47 #47A9E2 #7F47E2
monochromatic
#978618 #CCB420 #E2CD47 #EADB7C #F3EAB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#E2CD47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.06
#E2CD47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CD47
13.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CD47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CD47 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.06 | 13.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0C734
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6CF4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3BEB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cd47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 205, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.151 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdb82',
500: '#e2cd47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cd47; $custom-light: #efdb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cd47",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 205,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.871,
"s": 72.77,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84226,
"c": 0.15055,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.60286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CD47
secondary
#32409B
accent
#51EF38
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E