#E2CE63#E2CE63
#E2CE63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.612; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.129 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CE63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 206, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 56%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 56.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.49, -6.15, 54.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.49, 55.19, 96.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.7% -0.0199 0.1278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.7% 0.129 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.6895, 61.2145, 20.6841) |
| Luminance | 0.6121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.54
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.73
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.02
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.41
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.69
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CE63 #6377E2
analogous
#E28E63 #E2CE63 #B6E263
triadic
#E2CE63 #63E2CE #CE63E2
tetradic
#E2CE63 #63E28E #6377E2 #E263B6
square
#E2CE63 #63E28E #6377E2 #E263B6
split-complementary
#E2CE63 #63B6E2 #8E63E2
monochromatic
#AB9520 #D8BE2F #E2CE63 #ECDE97 #F5EECA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E2CE63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.24
#E2CE63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CE63
13.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CE63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CE63 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.24 | 13.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFC958
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D068
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ce63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 206, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.129 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedc93',
500: '#e2ce63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ce63; $custom-light: #eedc93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ce63",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 206,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.551,
"s": 68.649,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84699,
"c": 0.12934,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.61212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CE63
secondary
#3D4EAD
accent
#32D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F