#E5D57C#E5D57C
#E5D57C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.657; OKLCH L 86.7% C 0.112 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5D57C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 213, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 67%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 46%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 45.9%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.85, -6.36, 45.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.85, 46.23, 97.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.72% -0.0181 0.1101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.72% 0.112 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7470, 65.7038, 28.5997) |
| Luminance | 0.6570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.54
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.37
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.97
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.56
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.40
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5D57C #7C8CE5
analogous
#E5A17C #E5D57C #C1E57C
triadic
#E5D57C #7CE5D5 #D57CE5
tetradic
#E5D57C #7CE5A1 #7C8CE5 #E57CC1
square
#E5D57C #7CE5A1 #7C8CE5 #E57CC1
split-complementary
#E5D57C #7CC1E5 #A17CE5
monochromatic
#C0A926 #DBC549 #E5D57C #EFE5AF #F9F6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E5D57C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.14
#E5D57C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5D57C
14.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5D57C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5D57C | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.14 | 14.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D075
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D780
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3CAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5d57c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 213, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.7% 0.112 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe1a3',
500: '#e5d57c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5d57c; $custom-light: #efe1a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5d57c",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 213,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.857,
"s": 66.879,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86717,
"c": 0.11157,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.65702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5D57C
secondary
#485ABD
accent
#33CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480