#E2CF57#E2CF57
#E2CF57 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.615; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.140 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CF57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 207, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 71%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 61.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.64, -7.50, 60.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.64, 60.84, 97.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.78% -0.0252 0.1381) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.78% 0.14 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3994, 61.4848, 17.9646) |
| Luminance | 0.6148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.49
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.54
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.62
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.87
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CF57 #576AE2
analogous
#E28A57 #E2CF57 #AFE257
triadic
#E2CF57 #57E2CF #CF57E2
tetradic
#E2CF57 #57E28A #576AE2 #E257AF
square
#E2CF57 #57E28A #576AE2 #E257AF
split-complementary
#E2CF57 #57AFE2 #8A57E2
monochromatic
#A3901C #D7BE25 #E2CF57 #EBDE8B #F4EDBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E2CF57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.30
#E2CF57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CF57
13.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CF57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CF57 | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.30 | 13.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1C949
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D15D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C1B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cf57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 207, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.140 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedd8b',
500: '#e2cf57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cf57; $custom-light: #eedd8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cf57",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 207,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.799,
"s": 70.558,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84777,
"c": 0.1404,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.61483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CF57
secondary
#3847A5
accent
#2DD313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F