#E7CD7D#E7CD7D
#E7CD7D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.621; OKLCH L 85.3% C 0.104 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7CD7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 205, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 69%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 46%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 45.9%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.98, -1.37, 43.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.98, 43.03, 91.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.29% -0.0036 0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.29% 0.104 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.4898, 62.1346, 28.3103) |
| Luminance | 0.6213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.92
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.43
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.72
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.23
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7CD7D #7D97E7
analogous
#E7987D #E7CD7D #CCE77D
triadic
#E7CD7D #7DE7CD #CD7DE7
tetradic
#E7CD7D #7DE798 #7D97E7 #E77DCC
square
#E7CD7D #7DE798 #7D97E7 #E77DCC
split-complementary
#E7CD7D #7DCCE7 #987DE7
monochromatic
#C59E24 #DDB949 #E7CD7D #F1E1B1 #FAF5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E7CD7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.43
#E7CD7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7CD7D
13.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7CD7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7CD7D | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.43 | 13.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDCA77
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D280
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6C1BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7cd7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 205, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.3% 0.104 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0dca4',
500: '#e7cd7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7cd7d; $custom-light: #f0dca4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7cd7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 205,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.283,
"s": 68.831,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85291,
"c": 0.10398,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.62132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7CD7D
secondary
#4966BF
accent
#43D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF6
border
#D6D4D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480