#E5CF5E#E5CF5E
#E5CF5E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.621; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.135 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5CF5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 207, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 59%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.96, -5.79, 57.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.96, 58.01, 95.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.12% -0.0197 0.1333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.12% 0.135 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6485, 62.0943, 19.5890) |
| Luminance | 0.6209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.49
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.64
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.71
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.91
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.33
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5CF5E #5E74E5
analogous
#E58B5E #E5CF5E #B7E55E
triadic
#E5CF5E #5EE5CF #CF5EE5
tetradic
#E5CF5E #5EE58B #5E74E5 #E55EB7
square
#E5CF5E #5EE58B #5E74E5 #E55EB7
split-complementary
#E5CF5E #5EB7E5 #8B5EE5
monochromatic
#AD951C #DCBF29 #E5CF5E #EEDF93 #F6EEC7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E5CF5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.42
#E5CF5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5CF5E
13.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5CF5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5CF5E | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.42 | 13.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CA52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D263
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5cf5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 207, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.135 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0dd8f',
500: '#e5cf5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5cf5e; $custom-light: #f0dd8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5cf5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 207,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.222,
"s": 72.193,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85117,
"c": 0.13475,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.62092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5CF5E
secondary
#394CAE
accent
#31D411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F