#E2CD76#E2CD76
#E2CD76 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.611; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.110 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CD76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 205, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 65%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 48%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 47.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.45, -4.05, 45.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.45, 45.91, 95.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.74% -0.0118 0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.74% 0.11 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4671, 61.1416, 25.9631) |
| Luminance | 0.6114 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.20
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.33
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.77
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.53
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.97
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CD76 #768BE2
analogous
#E29776 #E2CD76 #C1E276
triadic
#E2CD76 #76E2CD #CD76E2
tetradic
#E2CD76 #76E297 #768BE2 #E276C1
square
#E2CD76 #76E297 #768BE2 #E276C1
split-complementary
#E2CD76 #76C1E2 #9776E2
monochromatic
#B79B27 #D7BB43 #E2CD76 #EDDFA9 #F7F2DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E2CD76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.23
#E2CD76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CD76
13.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CD76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CD76 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.23 | 13.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC96F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D079
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cd76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 205, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.110 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddc9f',
500: '#e2cd76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cd76; $custom-light: #eddc9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cd76",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 205,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.333,
"s": 65.06,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84739,
"c": 0.11022,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.61139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CD76
secondary
#455BB8
accent
#3CCD19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480