#E2DCA0#E2DCA0
#E2DCA0 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.078 H 103.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2DCA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 220, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 53%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 29%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 29.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.95, -7.08, 30.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.95, 31.11, 103.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.5% -0.0176 0.0759) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.5% 0.078 103) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.3028, 69.8945, 43.4072) |
| Luminance | 0.6989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.67
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.69
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 3.49
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.77
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.87
Egg Shell
#FFFCC4
ΔE00 6.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2DCA0 #A0A6E2
analogous
#E2BBA0 #E2DCA0 #C7E2A0
triadic
#E2DCA0 #A0E2DC #DCA0E2
tetradic
#E2DCA0 #A0E2BB #A0A6E2 #E2A0C7
square
#E2DCA0 #A0E2BB #A0A6E2 #E2A0C7
split-complementary
#E2DCA0 #A0C7E2 #BBA0E2
monochromatic
#C5B942 #D4CB71 #E2DCA0 #F0EDCF #F8F6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#E2DCA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.98
#E2DCA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2DCA0
14.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2DCA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2DCA0 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.98 | 14.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D89C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9DBA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECD4CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2dca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 220, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.078 103.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece6bc',
500: '#e2dca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2dca0; $custom-light: #ece6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2dca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 220,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.545,
"s": 53.226,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88497,
"c": 0.07793,
"h": 103
},
"luminance": 0.69893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2DCA0
secondary
#6B72BB
accent
#33C125
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#161612
muted
#858482