#E7D175#E7D175
#E7D175 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.639; OKLCH L 86.0% C 0.115 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7D175 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 209, 117) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 70%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 49%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 49.4%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.90, -4.16, 48.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.90, 48.27, 94.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.98% -0.0125 0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.98% 0.115 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9682, 63.8765, 26.0494) |
| Luminance | 0.6387 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.17
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.76
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.55
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.79
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7D175 #758BE7
analogous
#E79875 #E7D175 #C4E775
triadic
#E7D175 #75E7D1 #D175E7
tetradic
#E7D175 #75E798 #758BE7 #E775C4
square
#E7D175 #75E798 #758BE7 #E775C4
split-complementary
#E7D175 #75C4E7 #9875E7
monochromatic
#C0A221 #DEC041 #E7D175 #F0E2A9 #F9F4DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E7D175 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.77
#E7D175 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7D175
13.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7D175 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7D175 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.77 | 13.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1CD6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D479
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7d175; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 209, 117); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.0% 0.115 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1de9e',
500: '#e7d175',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7d175; $custom-light: #f1de9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7d175",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 209,
"b": 117
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.421,
"s": 70.37,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85982,
"c": 0.11534,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.63874
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7D175
secondary
#425ABF
accent
#38D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480