#E2CE75#E2CE75
#E2CE75 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.616; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.112 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CE75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 206, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 65%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 48%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 48.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.70, -4.65, 46.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.70, 46.75, 95.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.93% -0.0137 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.93% 0.112 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6479, 61.5979, 25.7318) |
| Luminance | 0.6160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.67
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.11
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.73
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.44
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.80
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CE75 #7589E2
analogous
#E29875 #E2CE75 #BFE275
triadic
#E2CE75 #75E2CE #CE75E2
tetradic
#E2CE75 #75E298 #7589E2 #E275BF
square
#E2CE75 #75E298 #7589E2 #E275BF
split-complementary
#E2CE75 #75BFE2 #9875E2
monochromatic
#B69C26 #D7BC42 #E2CE75 #EDE0A8 #F7F2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E2CE75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.32
#E2CE75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CE75
13.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CE75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CE75 | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.32 | 13.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECA6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D179
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ce75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 206, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.112 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddc9e',
500: '#e2ce75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ce75; $custom-light: #eddc9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ce75",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 206,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.991,
"s": 65.269,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84928,
"c": 0.11211,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.61596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CE75
secondary
#4459B7
accent
#3ACD18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F