#E2CF49#E2CF49
#E2CF49 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.613; OKLCH L 84.7% C 0.151 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CF49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 207, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 67.7%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.53, -8.33, 66.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.53, 66.56, 97.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.65% -0.0291 0.148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.65% 0.151 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.8818, 61.2778, 15.2390) |
| Luminance | 0.6128 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.07
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.60
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.79
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.81
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.90
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CF49 #495CE2
analogous
#E28249 #E2CF49 #A8E249
triadic
#E2CF49 #49E2CF #CF49E2
tetradic
#E2CF49 #49E282 #495CE2 #E249A8
square
#E2CF49 #49E282 #495CE2 #E249A8
split-complementary
#E2CF49 #49A8E2 #8249E2
monochromatic
#988818 #CDB821 #E2CF49 #EADD7E #F3EBB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E2CF49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.26
#E2CF49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CF49
13.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CF49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CF49 | 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)
#E2C936
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D151
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C1B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cf49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 207, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.7% 0.151 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdd83',
500: '#e2cf49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cf49; $custom-light: #efdd83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cf49",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 207,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.549,
"s": 72.512,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84654,
"c": 0.15082,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.61275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CF49
secondary
#33409C
accent
#4FEF39
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E