#E6CB6D#E6CB6D
#E6CB6D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.606; OKLCH L 84.6% C 0.118 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6CB6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 203, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 71%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 52.6%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.19, -2.18, 49.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.19, 49.91, 92.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.57% -0.0076 0.1179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.57% 0.118 93.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7515, 60.6415, 23.1807) |
| Luminance | 0.6064 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.70
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.55
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.14
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.36
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.43
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6CB6D #6D88E6
analogous
#E68F6D #E6CB6D #C4E66D
triadic
#E6CB6D #6DE6CB #CB6DE6
tetradic
#E6CB6D #6DE68F #6D88E6 #E66DC4
square
#E6CB6D #6DE68F #6D88E6 #E66DC4
split-complementary
#E6CB6D #6DC4E6 #8F6DE6
monochromatic
#B99720 #DDB839 #E6CB6D #EFDEA1 #F8F0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E6CB6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.13
#E6CB6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6CB6D
13.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6CB6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6CB6D | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.13 | 13.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC865
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D071
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6BEB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6cb6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 203, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.6% 0.118 93.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0da99',
500: '#e6cb6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6cb6d; $custom-light: #f0da99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6cb6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 203,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.612,
"s": 70.76,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84574,
"c": 0.11816,
"h": 93.7
},
"luminance": 0.60639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6CB6D
secondary
#3E5AB9
accent
#3ED313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F