#E2CF72#E2CF72
#E2CF72 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.620; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.116 H 98.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CF72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 207, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 66%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 49.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.92, -5.43, 48.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.92, 48.55, 96.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.09% -0.0162 0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.09% 0.116 98) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7159, 62.0114, 24.8982) |
| Luminance | 0.6201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.32
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.93
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.76
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.23
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.31
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CF72 #7285E2
analogous
#E29772 #E2CF72 #BDE272
triadic
#E2CF72 #72E2CF #CF72E2
tetradic
#E2CF72 #72E297 #7285E2 #E272BD
square
#E2CF72 #72E297 #7285E2 #E272BD
split-complementary
#E2CF72 #72BDE2 #9772E2
monochromatic
#B49C25 #D8BE3F #E2CF72 #ECE0A5 #F7F2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E2CF72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.40
#E2CF72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CF72
13.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CF72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CF72 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.40 | 13.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCB6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D176
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cf72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 207, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.116 98.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddd9c',
500: '#e2cf72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cf72; $custom-light: #eddd9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cf72",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 207,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.821,
"s": 65.882,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8509,
"c": 0.116,
"h": 98
},
"luminance": 0.62009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CF72
secondary
#4356B5
accent
#37CE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F