#E6CF45#E6CF45
#E6CF45 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.619; OKLCH L 85.0% C 0.153 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6CF45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 207, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 70%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 70%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.85, -6.85, 68.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.85, 68.36, 95.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.98% -0.0255 0.1514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.98% 0.153 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0227, 61.8809, 14.6224) |
| Luminance | 0.6188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.29
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.92
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.28
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.43
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.74
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6CF45 #455CE6
analogous
#E67E45 #E6CF45 #ACE645
triadic
#E6CF45 #45E6CF #CF45E6
tetradic
#E6CF45 #45E67E #455CE6 #E645AC
square
#E6CF45 #45E67E #455CE6 #E645AC
split-complementary
#E6CF45 #45ACE6 #7E45E6
monochromatic
#9C8815 #D2B81C #E6CF45 #EDDD7B #F5EBB1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E6CF45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.38
#E6CF45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6CF45
13.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6CF45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6CF45 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.38 | 13.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3C930
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D24D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8C0B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6cf45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 207, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.0% 0.153 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2dd81',
500: '#e6cf45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6cf45; $custom-light: #f2dd81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6cf45",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 207,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.429,
"s": 76.303,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84984,
"c": 0.15349,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.61878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6CF45
secondary
#30409F
accent
#50F335
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E