#E7CA61#E7CA61
#E7CA61 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.601; OKLCH L 84.3% C 0.129 H 94.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7CA61 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 202, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 74%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 58%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.89, -2.19, 55.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.89, 55.24, 92.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.32% -0.0091 0.1282) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.32% 0.129 94) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2355, 60.0958, 19.9445) |
| Luminance | 0.6009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.16
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.24
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.27
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.12
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.78
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7CA61 #617EE7
analogous
#E78761 #E7CA61 #C1E761
triadic
#E7CA61 #61E7CA #CA61E7
tetradic
#E7CA61 #61E787 #617EE7 #E761C1
square
#E7CA61 #61E787 #617EE7 #E761C1
split-complementary
#E7CA61 #61C1E7 #8761E7
monochromatic
#B2921B #DFB82C #E7CA61 #EFDC96 #F7EECB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#E7CA61 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.02
#E7CA61 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7CA61
13.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7CA61 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7CA61 | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.02 | 13.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC657
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4CF66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8BCB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7ca61; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 202, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.3% 0.129 94.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d991',
500: '#e7ca61',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7ca61; $custom-light: #f1d991; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7ca61",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 202,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.015,
"s": 73.626,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8432,
"c": 0.12853,
"h": 94
},
"luminance": 0.60093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7CA61
secondary
#3954B3
accent
#3BD610
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F