#E5D182#E5D182
#E5D182 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.639; OKLCH L 86.0% C 0.102 H 95.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5D182 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 209, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 66%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 43%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 43.2%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.90, -3.73, 41.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.90, 41.79, 95.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86% -0.0099 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86% 0.102 95.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1443, 63.8728, 30.3280) |
| Luminance | 0.6387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.08
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.40
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.60
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.45
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.08
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5D182 #8296E5
analogous
#E59F82 #E5D182 #C7E582
triadic
#E5D182 #82E5D1 #D182E5
tetradic
#E5D182 #82E59F #8296E5 #E582C7
square
#E5D182 #82E59F #8296E5 #E582C7
split-complementary
#E5D182 #82C7E5 #9F82E5
monochromatic
#C4A529 #DABE4F #E5D182 #F0E4B5 #FAF6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E5D182 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.77
#E5D182 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5D182
13.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5D182 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5D182 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.77 | 13.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CD7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D485
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C6BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5d182; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 209, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.0% 0.102 95.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdea7',
500: '#e5d182',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5d182; $custom-light: #efdea7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5d182",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 209,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.879,
"s": 65.563,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85995,
"c": 0.10159,
"h": 95.6
},
"luminance": 0.63871
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5D182
secondary
#4E64BD
accent
#3DCD18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480