#E7C96A#E7C96A
#E7C96A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.598; OKLCH L 84.2% C 0.120 H 92.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7C96A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 201, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 72%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 54%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 54.1%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.73, -0.99, 50.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.73, 50.79, 91.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.23% -0.0045 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.23% 0.12 92.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4454, 59.8055, 22.2033) |
| Luminance | 0.5980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.23
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.07
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.16
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.22
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.65
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7C96A #6A88E7
analogous
#E78A6A #E7C96A #C6E76A
triadic
#E7C96A #6AE7C9 #C96AE7
tetradic
#E7C96A #6AE78A #6A88E7 #E76AC6
square
#E7C96A #6AE78A #6A88E7 #E76AC6
split-complementary
#E7C96A #6AC6E7 #8A6AE7
monochromatic
#B9941E #DFB635 #E7C96A #EFDC9F #F8EFD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.62
#E7C96A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.96
#E7C96A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7C96A
12.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7C96A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7C96A | 1.00 | 1.62 | 12.96 | 12.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC661
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E2CF6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7BCB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7c96a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 201, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.2% 0.120 92.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d997',
500: '#e7c96a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7c96a; $custom-light: #f1d997; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7c96a",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 201,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.6,
"s": 72.254,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84226,
"c": 0.11971,
"h": 92.2
},
"luminance": 0.59803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7C96A
secondary
#3D5AB9
accent
#40D411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F