#E6CE73#E6CE73
#E6CE73 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.622; OKLCH L 85.3% C 0.115 H 95.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6CE73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 206, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 70%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 50%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.02, -3.21, 47.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.02, 48.08, 93.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.26% -0.0099 0.1143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.26% 0.115 95) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8009, 62.2058, 25.1786) |
| Luminance | 0.6220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.42
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.83
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.02
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.52
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.07
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6CE73 #738BE6
analogous
#E69473 #E6CE73 #C5E673
triadic
#E6CE73 #73E6CE #CE73E6
tetradic
#E6CE73 #73E694 #738BE6 #E673C5
square
#E6CE73 #73E694 #738BE6 #E673C5
split-complementary
#E6CE73 #73C5E6 #9473E6
monochromatic
#BD9C22 #DDBC3F #E6CE73 #EFE0A7 #F9F2DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E6CE73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.44
#E6CE73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6CE73
13.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6CE73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6CE73 | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.44 | 13.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCA6B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D277
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ce73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 206, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.3% 0.115 95.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0dc9d',
500: '#e6ce73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ce73; $custom-light: #f0dc9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ce73",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 206,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.478,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85259,
"c": 0.11469,
"h": 95
},
"luminance": 0.62203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6CE73
secondary
#415BBC
accent
#3BD214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F