#E5CF5C#E5CF5C
#E5CF5C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.621; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.136 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5CF5C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 207, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 59.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.94, -5.93, 58.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.94, 58.89, 95.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.1% -0.0203 0.1349) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.1% 0.136 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.5599, 62.0588, 19.1224) |
| Luminance | 0.6206 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.37
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.71
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.81
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.87
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.50
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5CF5C #5C72E5
analogous
#E58A5C #E5CF5C #B6E55C
triadic
#E5CF5C #5CE5CF #CF5CE5
tetradic
#E5CF5C #5CE58A #5C72E5 #E55CB6
square
#E5CF5C #5CE58A #5C72E5 #E55CB6
split-complementary
#E5CF5C #5CB6E5 #8A5CE5
monochromatic
#AB941B #DDBF27 #E5CF5C #EDDF91 #F6EEC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E5CF5C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.41
#E5CF5C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5CF5C
13.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5CF5C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5CF5C | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.41 | 13.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CA50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D262
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5cf5c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 207, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.136 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0dd8e',
500: '#e5cf5c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5cf5c; $custom-light: #f0dd8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5cf5c",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 207,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.365,
"s": 72.487,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85096,
"c": 0.13644,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.62056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5CF5C
secondary
#384BAD
accent
#30D511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F