#E5CB4F#E5CB4F
#E5CB4F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.143 H 97.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5CB4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 203, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 74%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 66%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 65.5%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, -4.70, 62.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 63.12, 94.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.16% -0.0183 0.1423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.16% 0.144 97.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0828, 59.9371, 16.0632) |
| Luminance | 0.5993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.10
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.59
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.27
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.56
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.00
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5CB4F #4F69E5
analogous
#E5804F #E5CB4F #B4E54F
triadic
#E5CB4F #4FE5CB #CB4FE5
tetradic
#E5CB4F #4FE580 #4F69E5 #E54FB4
square
#E5CB4F #4FE580 #4F69E5 #E54FB4
split-complementary
#E5CB4F #4FB4E5 #804FE5
monochromatic
#A28A18 #D7B720 #E5CB4F #EDDB84 #F5EBBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E5CB4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#E5CB4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5CB4F
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5CB4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5CB4F | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC63F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5CF56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6BDB1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5cb4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 203, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.143 97.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1da86',
500: '#e5cb4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5cb4f; $custom-light: #f1da86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5cb4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 203,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.6,
"s": 74.257,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84157,
"c": 0.1435,
"h": 97.3
},
"luminance": 0.59934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5CB4F
secondary
#3447A4
accent
#32D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF3
border
#D7D4CD
text
#17140C
muted
#85837F