#E5CE6E#E5CE6E
#E5CE6E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.619; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.119 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5CE6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 206, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 52%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 52%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.88, -4.05, 50.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.88, 50.35, 94.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.1% -0.0128 0.1187) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.1% 0.119 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2008, 61.9288, 23.6892) |
| Luminance | 0.6193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.09
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.80
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.24
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.25
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.74
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5CE6E #6E85E5
analogous
#E5936E #E5CE6E #C1E56E
triadic
#E5CE6E #6EE5CE #CE6EE5
tetradic
#E5CE6E #6EE593 #6E85E5 #E56EC1
square
#E5CE6E #6EE593 #6E85E5 #E56EC1
split-complementary
#E5CE6E #6EC1E5 #936EE5
monochromatic
#B89B21 #DCBC3A #E5CE6E #EEE0A2 #F8F1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E5CE6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.39
#E5CE6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5CE6E
13.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5CE6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5CE6E | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.39 | 13.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCA65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D272
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C1B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5ce6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 206, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.119 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdc9a',
500: '#e5ce6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5ce6e; $custom-light: #efdc9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5ce6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 206,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.403,
"s": 69.591,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85102,
"c": 0.11941,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.61926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5CE6E
secondary
#3F57B8
accent
#39D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F