#E7CE5E#E7CE5E
#E7CE5E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.619; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.134 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7CE5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 206, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 74%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 59%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 59.3%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.88, -4.45, 57.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.88, 57.85, 94.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.1% -0.0159 0.1332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.1% 0.134 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0490, 61.9423, 19.5386) |
| Luminance | 0.6194 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.11
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.22
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.63
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.98
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.07
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7CE5E #5E77E7
analogous
#E7895E #E7CE5E #BBE75E
triadic
#E7CE5E #5EE7CE #CE5EE7
tetradic
#E7CE5E #5EE789 #5E77E7 #E75EBB
square
#E7CE5E #5EE789 #5E77E7 #E75EBB
split-complementary
#E7CE5E #5EBBE7 #895EE7
monochromatic
#B0951A #DFBE29 #E7CE5E #EFDE93 #F7EEC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E7CE5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.39
#E7CE5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7CE5E
13.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7CE5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7CE5E | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.39 | 13.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CA52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D263
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8C0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7ce5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 206, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.134 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2dc8f',
500: '#e7ce5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7ce5e; $custom-light: #f2dc8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7ce5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 206,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.051,
"s": 74.054,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85095,
"c": 0.13413,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.6194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7CE5E
secondary
#384EB1
accent
#34D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFBF4
border
#D7D4CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F