#E3CF5C#E3CF5C
#E3CF5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.617; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.136 H 99.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3CF5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 207, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 71%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 59.5%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.77, -6.75, 58.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.77, 58.74, 96.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.92% -0.0225 0.1344) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.92% 0.136 99.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9253, 61.7316, 19.0927) |
| Luminance | 0.6173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.97
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.22
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.40
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.69
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3CF5C #5C70E3
analogous
#E38B5C #E3CF5C #B4E35C
triadic
#E3CF5C #5CE3CF #CF5CE3
tetradic
#E3CF5C #5CE38B #5C70E3 #E35CB4
square
#E3CF5C #5CE38B #5C70E3 #E35CB4
split-complementary
#E3CF5C #5CB4E3 #8B5CE3
monochromatic
#A8931D #DAC028 #E3CF5C #ECDE90 #F5EEC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E3CF5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.35
#E3CF5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3CF5C
13.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3CF5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3CF5C | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.35 | 13.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CA50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D162
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3cf5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 207, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.136 99.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdd8e',
500: '#e3cf5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3cf5c; $custom-light: #efdd8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3cf5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 207,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.111,
"s": 70.681,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84917,
"c": 0.13633,
"h": 99.5
},
"luminance": 0.61729
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3CF5C
secondary
#394AAA
accent
#2FD313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F