#E2CD7B#E2CD7B
#E2CD7B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.613; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.105 H 95.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CD7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 205, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 64%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 45.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.52, -3.57, 43.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.52, 43.48, 94.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.81% -0.01 0.1046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.81% 0.105 95.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7721, 61.2636, 27.5696) |
| Luminance | 0.6126 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.68
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.93
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.07
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.22
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CD7B #7B90E2
analogous
#E2997B #E2CD7B #C3E27B
triadic
#E2CD7B #7BE2CD #CD7BE2
tetradic
#E2CD7B #7BE299 #7B90E2 #E27BC3
square
#E2CD7B #7BE299 #7B90E2 #E27BC3
split-complementary
#E2CD7B #7BC3E2 #997BE2
monochromatic
#BA9C29 #D7BA49 #E2CD7B #EDE0AD #F8F3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E2CD7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.25
#E2CD7B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CD7B
13.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CD7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CD7B | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.25 | 13.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 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)
#DCC974
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D07E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0C2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cd7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 205, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.105 95.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddca2',
500: '#e2cd7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cd7b; $custom-light: #eddca2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cd7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 205,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.767,
"s": 63.975,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84812,
"c": 0.10504,
"h": 95.4
},
"luminance": 0.61261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CD7B
secondary
#485FB9
accent
#3ECC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16150F
muted
#858480