#E6CA63#E6CA63
#E6CA63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.127 H 94.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6CA63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 202, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 72%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 57%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 57%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.82, -2.45, 54.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.82, 54.22, 92.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.25% -0.0095 0.1262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.25% 0.127 94.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0081, 59.9675, 20.4267) |
| Luminance | 0.5997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.92
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.48
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.51
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.98
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.77
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6CA63 #637FE6
analogous
#E68963 #E6CA63 #C0E663
triadic
#E6CA63 #63E6CA #CA63E6
tetradic
#E6CA63 #63E689 #637FE6 #E663C0
square
#E6CA63 #63E689 #637FE6 #E663C0
split-complementary
#E6CA63 #63C0E6 #8963E6
monochromatic
#B2921D #DEB82E #E6CA63 #EEDC98 #F7EECC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E6CA63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.99
#E6CA63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6CA63
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6CA63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6CA63 | 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)
#DCC659
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CF67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7BDB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ca63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 202, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.127 94.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d992',
500: '#e6ca63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ca63; $custom-light: #f1d992; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ca63",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 202,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.176,
"s": 72.376,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8425,
"c": 0.1266,
"h": 94.3
},
"luminance": 0.59965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6CA63
secondary
#3B54B3
accent
#3BD411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF4
border
#D6D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F