#E6CE7A#E6CE7A
#E6CE7A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.624; OKLCH L 85.4% C 0.108 H 93.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6CE7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 206, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 68%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 47%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 47%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.11, -2.57, 44.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.11, 44.72, 93.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.36% -0.0074 0.1074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.36% 0.108 93.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2191, 62.3731, 27.3811) |
| Luminance | 0.6237 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 0.96
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.25
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.19
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.31
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.76
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6CE7A #7A92E6
analogous
#E6987A #E6CE7A #C8E67A
triadic
#E6CE7A #7AE6CE #CE7AE6
tetradic
#E6CE7A #7AE698 #7A92E6 #E67AC8
square
#E6CE7A #7AE698 #7A92E6 #E67AC8
split-complementary
#E6CE7A #7AC8E6 #987AE6
monochromatic
#C19E24 #DCBB46 #E6CE7A #F0E1AE #F9F4E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E6CE7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.47
#E6CE7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6CE7A
13.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6CE7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6CE7A | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.47 | 13.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DECB73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D27D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C2BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ce7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 206, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.4% 0.108 93.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0dca2',
500: '#e6ce7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ce7a; $custom-light: #f0dca2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ce7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 206,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 68.354,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85357,
"c": 0.10764,
"h": 93.9
},
"luminance": 0.62371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6CE7A
secondary
#4661BE
accent
#3FD015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480