#E5C76D#E5C76D
#E5C76D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.586; OKLCH L 83.7% C 0.115 H 91.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5C76D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 199, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 52%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 52.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.08, -0.53, 48.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.08, 48.52, 90.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.68% -0.0027 0.115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.68% 0.115 91.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.4989, 58.6116, 22.8549) |
| Luminance | 0.5861 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.92
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.75
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.90
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.97
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.14
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5C76D #6D8BE5
analogous
#E58B6D #E5C76D #C7E56D
triadic
#E5C76D #6DE5C7 #C76DE5
tetradic
#E5C76D #6DE58B #6D8BE5 #E56DC7
square
#E5C76D #6DE58B #6D8BE5 #E56DC7
split-complementary
#E5C76D #6DC7E5 #8B6DE5
monochromatic
#B79121 #DCB339 #E5C76D #EEDBA1 #F8EFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#E5C76D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.72
#E5C76D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5C76D
12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5C76D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5C76D | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.72 | 12.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8C465
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E0CD70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5BAB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5c76d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 199, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.7% 0.115 91.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0d799',
500: '#e5c76d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5c76d; $custom-light: #f0d799; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5c76d",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 199,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45,
"s": 69.767,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83678,
"c": 0.115,
"h": 91.4
},
"luminance": 0.58609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5C76D
secondary
#3F5DB7
accent
#43D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F