#E5D482#E5D482
#E5D482 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.654; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.104 H 97.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5D482 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 212, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 66%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 43%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 43.2%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.67, -5.27, 42.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.67, 42.92, 97.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.6% -0.0144 0.1033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.6% 0.104 97.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8873, 65.3587, 30.5756) |
| Luminance | 0.6536 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.94
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.02
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.39
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.64
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 6.17
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5D482 #8293E5
analogous
#E5A282 #E5D482 #C4E582
triadic
#E5D482 #82E5D4 #D482E5
tetradic
#E5D482 #82E5A2 #8293E5 #E582C4
square
#E5D482 #82E5A2 #8293E5 #E582C4
split-complementary
#E5D482 #82C4E5 #A282E5
monochromatic
#C4A929 #DAC34F #E5D482 #F0E5B5 #FAF6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E5D482 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.07
#E5D482 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5D482
14.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5D482 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5D482 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.07 | 14.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3D07C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D685
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5d482; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 212, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.104 97.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe1a7',
500: '#e5d482',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5d482; $custom-light: #efe1a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5d482",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 212,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.697,
"s": 65.563,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86603,
"c": 0.10429,
"h": 97.9
},
"luminance": 0.65357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5D482
secondary
#4E61BD
accent
#37CD18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480