#E5CE6F#E5CE6F
#E5CE6F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.619; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.118 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5CE6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 206, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 69%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 52%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 51.5%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.89, -3.96, 49.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.89, 49.88, 94.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.12% -0.0125 0.1178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.12% 0.118 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2556, 61.9507, 23.9776) |
| Luminance | 0.6195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.96
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.79
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.22
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.33
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.83
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5CE6F #6F86E5
analogous
#E5936F #E5CE6F #C1E56F
triadic
#E5CE6F #6FE5CE #CE6FE5
tetradic
#E5CE6F #6FE593 #6F86E5 #E56FC1
square
#E5CE6F #6FE593 #6F86E5 #E56FC1
split-complementary
#E5CE6F #6FC1E5 #936FE5
monochromatic
#B89B21 #DCBC3B #E5CE6F #EEE0A3 #F8F1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E5CE6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.39
#E5CE6F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5CE6F
13.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5CE6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5CE6F | 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)
#DFCA67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D273
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C2B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5ce6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 206, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.118 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdc9a',
500: '#e5ce6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5ce6f; $custom-light: #efdc9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5ce6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 206,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.305,
"s": 69.412,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85115,
"c": 0.11845,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.61948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5CE6F
secondary
#4057B8
accent
#39D114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F