#E3D260#E3D260
#E3D260 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.633; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.136 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3D260 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 210, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 70%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 57.7%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.58, -8.00, 57.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.58, 58.03, 97.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.58% -0.0256 0.1331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.58% 0.136 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8385, 63.2708, 20.2826) |
| Luminance | 0.6327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.83
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.77
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.65
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.76
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.97
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3D260 #6071E3
analogous
#E39060 #E3D260 #B2E360
triadic
#E3D260 #60E3D2 #D260E3
tetradic
#E3D260 #60E390 #6071E3 #E360B2
square
#E3D260 #60E390 #6071E3 #E360B2
split-complementary
#E3D260 #60B2E3 #9060E3
monochromatic
#AB981E #DAC32C #E3D260 #ECE194 #F5EFC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#E3D260 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.65
#E3D260 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3D260
13.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3D260 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3D260 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.65 | 13.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CC54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D366
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C5B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3d260; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 210, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.136 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdf91',
500: '#e3d260',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3d260; $custom-light: #efdf91; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3d260",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 210,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.214,
"s": 70.053,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85575,
"c": 0.13553,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.63269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3D260
secondary
#3B4AAC
accent
#2CD213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F