#E6CE75#E6CE75
#E6CE75 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.623; OKLCH L 85.3% C 0.113 H 94.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6CE75 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 206, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 69%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 49%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 49.1%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.05, -3.03, 47.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.05, 47.12, 93.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.29% -0.0092 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.29% 0.113 94.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9172, 62.2523, 25.7913) |
| Luminance | 0.6225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.91
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.04
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.73
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.27
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6CE75 #758DE6
analogous
#E69675 #E6CE75 #C5E675
triadic
#E6CE75 #75E6CE #CE75E6
tetradic
#E6CE75 #75E696 #758DE6 #E675C5
square
#E6CE75 #75E696 #758DE6 #E675C5
split-complementary
#E6CE75 #75C5E6 #9675E6
monochromatic
#BE9D22 #DDBC41 #E6CE75 #EFE0A9 #F9F3DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E6CE75 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.45
#E6CE75 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6CE75
13.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6CE75 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6CE75 | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.45 | 13.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECA6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D278
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ce75; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 206, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.3% 0.113 94.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0dc9e',
500: '#e6ce75',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ce75; $custom-light: #f0dc9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ce75",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 206,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.257,
"s": 69.325,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85286,
"c": 0.11271,
"h": 94.7
},
"luminance": 0.6225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6CE75
secondary
#425CBD
accent
#3CD114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F