#E6CA61#E6CA61
#E6CA61 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.599; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.128 H 94.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6CA61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 202, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 73%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 58%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 57.8%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.80, -2.60, 55.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.80, 55.13, 92.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.23% -0.0102 0.128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.23% 0.128 94.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9136, 59.9298, 19.9294) |
| Luminance | 0.5993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.18
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.32
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.41
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.06
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.85
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6CA61 #617DE6
analogous
#E68861 #E6CA61 #C0E661
triadic
#E6CA61 #61E6CA #CA61E6
tetradic
#E6CA61 #61E688 #617DE6 #E661C0
square
#E6CA61 #61E688 #617DE6 #E661C0
split-complementary
#E6CA61 #61C0E6 #8861E6
monochromatic
#B1911C #DEB82C #E6CA61 #EEDC96 #F7EDCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E6CA61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#E6CA61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6CA61
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6CA61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6CA61 | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.99 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC657
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CF66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7BCB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ca61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 202, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.128 94.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d991',
500: '#e6ca61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ca61; $custom-light: #f1d991; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ca61",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 202,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.368,
"s": 72.678,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84227,
"c": 0.12837,
"h": 94.6
},
"luminance": 0.59927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6CA61
secondary
#3A53B1
accent
#3AD511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F