#E3C35D#E3C35D
#E3C35D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.126 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3C35D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 195, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 59%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.70, -0.52, 54.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.70, 54.45, 90.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.49% -0.0045 0.1262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.49% 0.126 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.1718, 56.1541, 18.3919) |
| Luminance | 0.5615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.62
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.17
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.67
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 5.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.78
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3C35D #5D7DE3
analogous
#E3805D #E3C35D #C0E35D
triadic
#E3C35D #5DE3C3 #C35DE3
tetradic
#E3C35D #5DE380 #5D7DE3 #E35DC0
square
#E3C35D #5DE380 #5D7DE3 #E35DC0
split-complementary
#E3C35D #5DC0E3 #805DE3
monochromatic
#A8871D #DAB029 #E3C35D #ECD691 #F5EAC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#E3C35D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.23
#E3C35D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3C35D
12.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3C35D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3C35D | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.23 | 12.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6C053
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DEC961
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4B5AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3c35d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 195, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.126 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd48e',
500: '#e3c35d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3c35d; $custom-light: #efd48e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3c35d",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 195,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.672,
"s": 70.526,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82492,
"c": 0.1263,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.56151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3C35D
secondary
#3A55AA
accent
#41D313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F