#E2CD7A#E2CD7A
#E2CD7A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.612; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.106 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CD7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 205, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 64%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 46%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.51, -3.67, 43.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.51, 43.97, 94.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.8% -0.0103 0.1056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.8% 0.106 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7098, 61.2387, 27.2416) |
| Luminance | 0.6124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.07
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.60
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.89
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.95
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.20
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CD7A #7A8FE2
analogous
#E2997A #E2CD7A #C3E27A
triadic
#E2CD7A #7AE2CD #CD7AE2
tetradic
#E2CD7A #7AE299 #7A8FE2 #E27AC3
square
#E2CD7A #7AE299 #7A8FE2 #E27AC3
split-complementary
#E2CD7A #7AC3E2 #997AE2
monochromatic
#B99C28 #D7BA48 #E2CD7A #EDE0AC #F8F3DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E2CD7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.25
#E2CD7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CD7A
13.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CD7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CD7A | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.25 | 13.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC973
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D07D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0C2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cd7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 205, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.106 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddca2',
500: '#e2cd7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cd7a; $custom-light: #eddca2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cd7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 205,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.885,
"s": 64.198,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84797,
"c": 0.10609,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.61237
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CD7A
secondary
#475EB9
accent
#3ECC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480