#E7CE63#E7CE63
#E7CE63 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.620; OKLCH L 85.2% C 0.130 H 96.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7CE63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 206, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 73%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 57%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 57.1%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.93, -4.09, 55.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.93, 55.61, 94.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.15% -0.0143 0.129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.15% 0.13 96.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2807, 62.0350, 20.7587) |
| Luminance | 0.6203 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.21
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.25
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.46
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 3.47
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.22
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7CE63 #637CE7
analogous
#E78C63 #E7CE63 #BEE763
triadic
#E7CE63 #63E7CE #CE63E7
tetradic
#E7CE63 #63E78C #637CE7 #E763BE
square
#E7CE63 #63E78C #637CE7 #E763BE
split-complementary
#E7CE63 #63BEE7 #8C63E7
monochromatic
#B4971C #DFBD2E #E7CE63 #EFDF98 #F7EFCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E7CE63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.41
#E7CE63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7CE63
13.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7CE63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7CE63 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.41 | 13.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CA58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D268
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7ce63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 206, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.2% 0.130 96.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1dc93',
500: '#e7ce63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7ce63; $custom-light: #f1dc93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7ce63",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 206,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.636,
"s": 73.333,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8515,
"c": 0.12981,
"h": 96.3
},
"luminance": 0.62032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7CE63
secondary
#3A51B4
accent
#35D510
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F