#E7CA5D#E7CA5D
#E7CA5D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.600; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.132 H 94.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7CA5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 202, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 74%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 59.7%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.85, -2.47, 56.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.85, 57.03, 92.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.28% -0.0103 0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.28% 0.132 94.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0537, 60.0230, 18.9869) |
| Luminance | 0.6002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 2.87
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.13
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.72
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.32
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.72
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7CA5D #5D7AE7
analogous
#E7855D #E7CA5D #BFE75D
triadic
#E7CA5D #5DE7CA #CA5DE7
tetradic
#E7CA5D #5DE785 #5D7AE7 #E75DBF
square
#E7CA5D #5DE785 #5D7AE7 #E75DBF
split-complementary
#E7CA5D #5DBFE7 #855DE7
monochromatic
#B0901A #DFB928 #E7CA5D #EFDB92 #F7EDC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#E7CA5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.00
#E7CA5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7CA5D
13.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7CA5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7CA5D | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.00 | 13.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDC652
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CF62
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8BCB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CBCBCB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7ca5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 202, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.132 94.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2d98f',
500: '#e7ca5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7ca5d; $custom-light: #f2d98f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7ca5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 202,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.391,
"s": 74.194,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84276,
"c": 0.13195,
"h": 94.5
},
"luminance": 0.6002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7CA5D
secondary
#3851B0
accent
#39D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F