#E2CD7C#E2CD7C
#E2CD7C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.613; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.104 H 95.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CD7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 205, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 64%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 45%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 45.1%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.53, -3.47, 42.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.53, 42.99, 94.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.83% -0.0096 0.1036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.83% 0.104 95.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8350, 61.2888, 27.9010) |
| Luminance | 0.6129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.15
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.77
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.98
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.19
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 6.26
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CD7C #7C91E2
analogous
#E29A7C #E2CD7C #C4E27C
triadic
#E2CD7C #7CE2CD #CD7CE2
tetradic
#E2CD7C #7CE29A #7C91E2 #E27CC4
square
#E2CD7C #7CE29A #7C91E2 #E27CC4
split-complementary
#E2CD7C #7CC4E2 #9A7CE2
monochromatic
#BA9C29 #D7BA4A #E2CD7C #EDE0AE #F8F3E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E2CD7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.26
#E2CD7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CD7C
13.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CD7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CD7C | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.26 | 13.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC976
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2D07F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0C2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cd7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 205, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.104 95.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddca3',
500: '#e2cd7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cd7c; $custom-light: #eddca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cd7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 205,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.647,
"s": 63.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84827,
"c": 0.10399,
"h": 95.3
},
"luminance": 0.61287
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CD7C
secondary
#4960B9
accent
#3FCC1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#16150F
muted
#858480