#E7CA6D#E7CA6D
#E7CA6D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.603; OKLCH L 84.5% C 0.118 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7CA6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 202, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 72%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 52.8%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.02, -1.26, 49.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.02, 49.70, 91.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.47% -0.005 0.1175) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.47% 0.118 92.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.8380, 60.3367, 23.1173) |
| Luminance | 0.6033 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.86
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.94
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.19
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.40
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.44
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7CA6D #6D8AE7
analogous
#E78D6D #E7CA6D #C7E76D
triadic
#E7CA6D #6DE7CA #CA6DE7
tetradic
#E7CA6D #6DE78D #6D8AE7 #E76DC7
square
#E7CA6D #6DE78D #6D8AE7 #E76DC7
split-complementary
#E7CA6D #6DC7E7 #8D6DE7
monochromatic
#BB961F #DEB738 #E7CA6D #F0DDA2 #F8F0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.61
#E7CA6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.07
#E7CA6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7CA6D
13.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7CA6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7CA6D | 1.00 | 1.61 | 13.07 | 13.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCC765
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D071
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7BDB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7ca6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 202, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.5% 0.118 92.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1d999',
500: '#e7ca6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7ca6d; $custom-light: #f1d999; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7ca6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 202,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.738,
"s": 71.765,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84465,
"c": 0.11762,
"h": 92.4
},
"luminance": 0.60334
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7CA6D
secondary
#3E5BBA
accent
#40D412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F