#E3D657#E3D657
#E3D657 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.651; OKLCH L 86.3% C 0.147 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3D657 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 214, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 71%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 61.7%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.54, -10.63, 62.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.54, 63.36, 99.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.31% -0.0342 0.1425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.31% 0.147 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4475, 65.1143, 18.5572) |
| Luminance | 0.6511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.03
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.57
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.75
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.07
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.32
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3D657 #5764E3
analogous
#E39057 #E3D657 #AAE357
triadic
#E3D657 #57E3D6 #D657E3
tetradic
#E3D657 #57E390 #5764E3 #E357AA
square
#E3D657 #57E390 #5764E3 #E357AA
split-complementary
#E3D657 #57AAE3 #9057E3
monochromatic
#A4981B #D9C824 #E3D657 #ECE38B #F4F0C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E3D657 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.02
#E3D657 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3D657
14.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3D657 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3D657 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.02 | 14.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8CF48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD65E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3d657; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 214, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.3% 0.147 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe28c',
500: '#e3d657',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3d657; $custom-light: #efe28c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3d657",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 214,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.429,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86309,
"c": 0.14657,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.65112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3D657
secondary
#3842A7
accent
#24D312
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F