#E5D56C#E5D56C
#E5D56C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.653; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.127 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5D56C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 213, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 52.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.65, -7.78, 53.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.65, 53.81, 98.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.5% -0.0238 0.1252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.5% 0.127 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8160, 65.3314, 23.6965) |
| Luminance | 0.6533 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.82
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.29
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.51
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.66
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.71
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5D56C #6C7CE5
analogous
#E5986C #E5D56C #B8E56C
triadic
#E5D56C #6CE5D5 #D56CE5
tetradic
#E5D56C #6CE598 #6C7CE5 #E56CB8
square
#E5D56C #6CE598 #6C7CE5 #E56CB8
split-complementary
#E5D56C #6CB8E5 #986CE5
monochromatic
#B6A220 #DCC638 #E5D56C #EEE4A0 #F7F3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E5D56C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.07
#E5D56C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5D56C
14.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5D56C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5D56C | 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)
#E6D062
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD671
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5d56c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 213, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.127 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e199',
500: '#e5d56c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5d56c; $custom-light: #f0e199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5d56c",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 213,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.066,
"s": 69.942,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86504,
"c": 0.12744,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.65329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5D56C
secondary
#3F4EB7
accent
#2DD214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F