#E5D472#E5D472
#E5D472 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.121 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5D472 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 212, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 50%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 50.2%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.46, -6.77, 50.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.46, 50.63, 97.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.38% -0.0203 0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.38% 0.121 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8956, 64.9620, 25.3529) |
| Luminance | 0.6496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.38
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.64
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.19
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.52
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.53
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5D472 #7283E5
analogous
#E59A72 #E5D472 #BDE572
triadic
#E5D472 #72E5D4 #D472E5
tetradic
#E5D472 #72E59A #7283E5 #E572BD
square
#E5D472 #72E59A #7283E5 #E572BD
split-complementary
#E5D472 #72BDE5 #9A72E5
monochromatic
#BAA422 #DBC43E #E5D472 #EFE4A6 #F8F4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E5D472 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#E5D472 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5D472
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5D472 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5D472 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CF69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D676
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5d472; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 212, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.121 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe19d',
500: '#e5d472',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5d472; $custom-light: #efe19d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5d472",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 212,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.13,
"s": 68.862,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86375,
"c": 0.12075,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.6496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5D472
secondary
#4153BA
accent
#30D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F