#E7CE5D#E7CE5D
#E7CE5D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.619; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.135 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7CE5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 206, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 74%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 60%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 59.7%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.87, -4.52, 58.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.87, 58.29, 94.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.08% -0.0162 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.08% 0.135 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0044, 61.9245, 19.3038) |
| Luminance | 0.6192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.10
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.18
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.71
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.92
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.19
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7CE5D #5D76E7
analogous
#E7895D #E7CE5D #BBE75D
triadic
#E7CE5D #5DE7CE #CE5DE7
tetradic
#E7CE5D #5DE789 #5D76E7 #E75DBB
square
#E7CE5D #5DE789 #5D76E7 #E75DBB
split-complementary
#E7CE5D #5DBBE7 #895DE7
monochromatic
#B0941A #DFBE28 #E7CE5D #EFDE92 #F7EEC8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E7CE5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.38
#E7CE5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7CE5D
13.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7CE5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7CE5D | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.38 | 13.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CA51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D262
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8C0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7ce5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 206, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.135 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2dc8f',
500: '#e7ce5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7ce5d; $custom-light: #f2dc8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7ce5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 206,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.13,
"s": 74.194,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85084,
"c": 0.13497,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.61922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7CE5D
secondary
#384EB0
accent
#33D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F