#E2CE60#E2CE60
#E2CE60 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.612; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.132 H 99.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CE60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 206, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 57.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.46, -6.38, 56.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.46, 56.54, 96.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.67% -0.0209 0.1303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.67% 0.132 99.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5487, 61.1582, 19.9428) |
| Luminance | 0.6116 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.75
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.80
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.08
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.35
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.58
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CE60 #6074E2
analogous
#E28D60 #E2CE60 #B5E260
triadic
#E2CE60 #60E2CE #CE60E2
tetradic
#E2CE60 #60E28D #6074E2 #E260B5
square
#E2CE60 #60E28D #6074E2 #E260B5
split-complementary
#E2CE60 #60B5E2 #8D60E2
monochromatic
#A9941F #D9BE2C #E2CE60 #EBDE94 #F5EEC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E2CE60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.23
#E2CE60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CE60
13.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CE60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CE60 | 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)
#DFC955
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D065
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ce60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 206, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.132 99.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedc91',
500: '#e2ce60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ce60; $custom-light: #eedc91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ce60",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 206,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.769,
"s": 69.149,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84665,
"c": 0.132,
"h": 99.1
},
"luminance": 0.61156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CE60
secondary
#3B4DAB
accent
#31D114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F