#E3D756#E3D756
#E3D756 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.656; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.148 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3D756 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 215, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 72%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 62.1%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.79, -11.19, 63.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.79, 64.14, 100.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.51% -0.0359 0.1439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.51% 0.148 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.6608, 65.6058, 18.4282) |
| Luminance | 0.6560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.06
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.35
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.86
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.32
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3D756 #5662E3
analogous
#E39156 #E3D756 #A9E356
triadic
#E3D756 #56E3D7 #D756E3
tetradic
#E3D756 #56E391 #5662E3 #E356A9
square
#E3D756 #56E391 #5662E3 #E356A9
split-complementary
#E3D756 #56A9E3 #9156E3
monochromatic
#A4981B #D8C924 #E3D756 #ECE38B #F4F0BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E3D756 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.12
#E3D756 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3D756
14.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3D756 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3D756 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.12 | 14.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D047
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD75D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C9BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3d756; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 215, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.148 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe38b',
500: '#e3d756',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3d756; $custom-light: #efe38b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3d756",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 215,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.894,
"s": 71.574,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86507,
"c": 0.14826,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.65604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3D756
secondary
#3741A6
accent
#22D412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F