#E6CA6B#E6CA6B
#E6CA6B is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.601; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.119 H 93.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6CA6B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 202, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 71%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 53.5%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.91, -1.83, 50.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.91, 50.52, 92.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.35% -0.0068 0.1191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.35% 0.119 93.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4096, 60.1282, 22.5417) |
| Luminance | 0.6013 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.92
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.83
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.09
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.27
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.52
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6CA6B #6B87E6
analogous
#E68C6B #E6CA6B #C5E66B
triadic
#E6CA6B #6BE6CA #CA6BE6
tetradic
#E6CA6B #6BE68C #6B87E6 #E66BC5
square
#E6CA6B #6BE68C #6B87E6 #E66BC5
split-complementary
#E6CA6B #6BC5E6 #8C6BE6
monochromatic
#B8951F #DDB737 #E6CA6B #EFDD9F #F8EFD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#E6CA6B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.03
#E6CA6B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6CA6B
13.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6CA6B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6CA6B | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.03 | 13.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC762
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3CF6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6BDB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ca6b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 202, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.119 93.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0d998',
500: '#e6ca6b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ca6b; $custom-light: #f0d998; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ca6b",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 202,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.341,
"s": 71.098,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84347,
"c": 0.1193,
"h": 93.3
},
"luminance": 0.60126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6CA6B
secondary
#3E59B8
accent
#3ED312
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F