#E5CF5D#E5CF5D
#E5CF5D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.621; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.136 H 98.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5CF5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 207, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 59.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.95, -5.86, 58.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.95, 58.45, 95.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.11% -0.02 0.1341) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.11% 0.136 98.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6039, 62.0764, 19.3542) |
| Luminance | 0.6207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.43
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.71
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.72
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.89
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.45
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5CF5D #5D73E5
analogous
#E58B5D #E5CF5D #B7E55D
triadic
#E5CF5D #5DE5CF #CF5DE5
tetradic
#E5CF5D #5DE58B #5D73E5 #E55DB7
square
#E5CF5D #5DE58B #5D73E5 #E55DB7
split-complementary
#E5CF5D #5DB7E5 #8B5DE5
monochromatic
#AC951C #DDBF28 #E5CF5D #EDDF92 #F6EEC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E5CF5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.41
#E5CF5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5CF5D
13.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5CF5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5CF5D | 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)
#E1CA51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D263
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5cf5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 207, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.136 98.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0dd8f',
500: '#e5cf5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5cf5d; $custom-light: #f0dd8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5cf5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 207,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.294,
"s": 72.34,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85107,
"c": 0.1356,
"h": 98.5
},
"luminance": 0.62074
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5CF5D
secondary
#394CAD
accent
#31D411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F