#E2CD75#E2CD75
#E2CD75 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.611; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.111 H 96.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CD75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 205, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 65%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 48%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 48.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.44, -4.14, 46.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.44, 46.39, 95.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.73% -0.0122 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.73% 0.111 96.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4080, 61.1179, 25.6518) |
| Luminance | 0.6112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.28
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.28
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.75
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.43
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.89
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CD75 #758AE2
analogous
#E29675 #E2CD75 #C1E275
triadic
#E2CD75 #75E2CD #CD75E2
tetradic
#E2CD75 #75E296 #758AE2 #E275C1
square
#E2CD75 #75E296 #758AE2 #E275C1
split-complementary
#E2CD75 #75C1E2 #9675E2
monochromatic
#B69B26 #D7BB42 #E2CD75 #EDDFA8 #F7F2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E2CD75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.22
#E2CD75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CD75
13.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CD75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CD75 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.22 | 13.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC96E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D079
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cd75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 205, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.111 96.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddc9e',
500: '#e2cd75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cd75; $custom-light: #eddc9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cd75",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 205,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.44,
"s": 65.269,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84725,
"c": 0.11124,
"h": 96.3
},
"luminance": 0.61116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CD75
secondary
#445AB7
accent
#3BCD18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F