#E3D55F#E3D55F
#E3D55F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.647; OKLCH L 86.2% C 0.139 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3D55F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 213, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 70%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 58.1%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.35, -9.58, 58.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.35, 59.56, 99.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.18% -0.0303 0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.18% 0.139 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5404, 64.7477, 20.2909) |
| Luminance | 0.6475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.35
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.24
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.67
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.22
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.32
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3D55F #5F6DE3
analogous
#E3935F #E3D55F #AFE35F
triadic
#E3D55F #5FE3D5 #D55FE3
tetradic
#E3D55F #5FE393 #5F6DE3 #E35FAF
square
#E3D55F #5FE393 #5F6DE3 #E35FAF
split-complementary
#E3D55F #5FAFE3 #935FE3
monochromatic
#AA9B1E #DAC72B #E3D55F #ECE393 #F5F0C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E3D55F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.95
#E3D55F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3D55F
13.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3D55F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3D55F | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.95 | 13.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CF52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD565
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3d55f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 213, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.2% 0.139 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe190',
500: '#e3d55f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3d55f; $custom-light: #efe190; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3d55f",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 213,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.636,
"s": 70.213,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86182,
"c": 0.1391,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.64746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3D55F
secondary
#3B47AC
accent
#28D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F