#E5D375#E5D375
#E5D375 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.645; OKLCH L 86.2% C 0.117 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5D375 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 211, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 68%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 49%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.9%, 48.9%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.24, -5.99, 48.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.24, 48.83, 97.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.21% -0.0177 0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.21% 0.117 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8200, 64.5331, 26.1839) |
| Luminance | 0.6453 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.27
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.04
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.33
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.66
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.78
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5D375 #7587E5
analogous
#E59B75 #E5D375 #BFE575
triadic
#E5D375 #75E5D3 #D375E5
tetradic
#E5D375 #75E59B #7587E5 #E575BF
square
#E5D375 #75E59B #7587E5 #E575BF
split-complementary
#E5D375 #75BFE5 #9B75E5
monochromatic
#BCA423 #DBC342 #E5D375 #EFE3A8 #F8F4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E5D375 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.91
#E5D375 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5D375
13.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5D375 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5D375 | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.91 | 13.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CE6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D579
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C7BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5d375; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 211, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.2% 0.117 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe09f',
500: '#e5d375',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5d375; $custom-light: #efe09f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5d375",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 211,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.357,
"s": 68.293,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86211,
"c": 0.11687,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.64531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5D375
secondary
#4256BC
accent
#33D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480