#E3CB79#E3CB79
#E3CB79 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.604; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.106 H 93.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3CB79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 203, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 65%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 47%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 46.7%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.07, -2.33, 43.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.07, 43.85, 93.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.47% -0.0066 0.1055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.47% 0.106 93.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4874, 60.4255, 26.7733) |
| Luminance | 0.6042 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.01
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.91
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.83
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.30
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3CB79 #7991E3
analogous
#E39679 #E3CB79 #C6E379
triadic
#E3CB79 #79E3CB #CB79E3
tetradic
#E3CB79 #79E396 #7991E3 #E379C6
square
#E3CB79 #79E396 #7991E3 #E379C6
split-complementary
#E3CB79 #79C6E3 #9679E3
monochromatic
#BB9927 #D8B746 #E3CB79 #EEDFAC #F8F2DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E3CB79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.08
#E3CB79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3CB79
13.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3CB79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3CB79 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.08 | 13.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC872
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E1CF7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2BFB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3cb79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 203, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.106 93.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedaa1',
500: '#e3cb79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3cb79; $custom-light: #eedaa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3cb79",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 203,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.415,
"s": 65.432,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84467,
"c": 0.10566,
"h": 93.6
},
"luminance": 0.60423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3CB79
secondary
#4660BA
accent
#41CD18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140F
muted
#858380