#E3D757#E3D757
#E3D757 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.656; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.147 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3D757 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 215, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 71%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 61.7%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.80, -11.13, 62.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.80, 63.72, 100.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.52% -0.0356 0.1431) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.52% 0.147 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.7014, 65.6220, 18.6418) |
| Luminance | 0.6562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.06
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.45
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.84
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.11
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.24
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3D757 #5763E3
analogous
#E39157 #E3D757 #A9E357
triadic
#E3D757 #57E3D7 #D757E3
tetradic
#E3D757 #57E391 #5763E3 #E357A9
square
#E3D757 #57E391 #5763E3 #E357A9
split-complementary
#E3D757 #57A9E3 #9157E3
monochromatic
#A4981B #D9C924 #E3D757 #ECE38B #F4F0C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E3D757 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.12
#E3D757 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3D757
14.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3D757 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3D757 | 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)
#E9D048
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD75E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C9BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3d757; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 215, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.147 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe38c',
500: '#e3d757',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3d757; $custom-light: #efe38c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3d757",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 215,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.857,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86517,
"c": 0.14749,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.6562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3D757
secondary
#3841A7
accent
#23D312
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F