#E7C03B#E7C03B
#E7C03B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.550; OKLCH L 82.0% C 0.150 H 91.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7C03B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 192, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 78%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 74%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 74.5%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.05, 0.82, 68.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.05, 68.03, 89.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.98% -0.0048 0.1495) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.98% 0.15 91.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.5970, 55.0072, 11.9839) |
| Luminance | 0.5500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 3.09
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.62
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.94
Golden
#F5BF03
ΔE00 4.26
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.28
Goldenrod (survey)
#FAC205
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7C03B #3B62E7
analogous
#E76A3B #E7C03B #B8E73B
triadic
#E7C03B #3BE7C0 #C03BE7
tetradic
#E7C03B #3BE76A #3B62E7 #E73BB8
square
#E7C03B #3BE76A #3B62E7 #E73BB8
split-complementary
#E7C03B #3BB8E7 #6A3BE7
monochromatic
#957812 #CCA319 #E7C03B #EED272 #F4E3A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#E7C03B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.00
#E7C03B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7C03B
12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7C03B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7C03B | 1.00 | 1.75 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D5BD24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DFC843
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#FAB0A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7c03b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 192, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.0% 0.150 91.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f3d27a',
500: '#e7c03b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7c03b; $custom-light: #f3d27a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7c03b",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 192,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.395,
"s": 78.182,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81975,
"c": 0.14958,
"h": 91.8
},
"luminance": 0.55004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7C03B
secondary
#2D4599
accent
#5FF533
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#18140A
muted
#86837D