#E2CF5B#E2CF5B
#E2CF5B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.616; OKLCH L 84.8% C 0.137 H 100.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CF5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 207, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 59.7%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.67, -7.24, 58.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.67, 59.11, 97.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.82% -0.024 0.135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.82% 0.137 100.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5673, 61.5520, 18.8492) |
| Luminance | 0.6155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.25
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.15
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.49
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.66
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.89
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CF5B #5B6EE2
analogous
#E28C5B #E2CF5B #B1E25B
triadic
#E2CF5B #5BE2CF #CF5BE2
tetradic
#E2CF5B #5BE28C #5B6EE2 #E25BB1
square
#E2CF5B #5BE28C #5B6EE2 #E25BB1
split-complementary
#E2CF5B #5BB1E2 #8C5BE2
monochromatic
#A5921D #D9C027 #E2CF5B #EBDE8F #F4EDC3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.58
#E2CF5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.31
#E2CF5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CF5B
13.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CF5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CF5B | 1.00 | 1.58 | 13.31 | 13.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CA4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D161
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C2B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cf5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 207, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.8% 0.137 100.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedd8e',
500: '#e2cf5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cf5b; $custom-light: #eedd8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cf5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 207,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.556,
"s": 69.948,
"l": 62.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84817,
"c": 0.13713,
"h": 100.1
},
"luminance": 0.6155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CF5B
secondary
#3949A8
accent
#2ED214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F