#E7D18C#E7D18C
#E7D18C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.645; OKLCH L 86.3% C 0.091 H 92.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7D18C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 209, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 65%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 39%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 39.4%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.22, -1.89, 37.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.22, 37.06, 92.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.34% -0.0039 0.091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.34% 0.091 92.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4904, 64.4854, 34.0664) |
| Luminance | 0.6448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.23
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.82
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.87
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.35
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.37
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7D18C #8CA2E7
analogous
#E7A48C #E7D18C #CFE78C
triadic
#E7D18C #8CE7D1 #D18CE7
tetradic
#E7D18C #8CE7A4 #8CA2E7 #E78CCF
square
#E7D18C #8CE7A4 #8CA2E7 #E78CCF
split-complementary
#E7D18C #8CCFE7 #A48CE7
monochromatic
#CEA62B #DCBD59 #E7D18C #F2E5BF #FAF5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E7D18C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.90
#E7D18C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7D18C
13.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7D18C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7D18C | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.90 | 13.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFCE87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D58E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C7C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7d18c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 209, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.3% 0.091 92.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0deae',
500: '#e7d18c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7d18c; $custom-light: #f0deae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7d18c",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 209,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.495,
"s": 65.468,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86335,
"c": 0.0911,
"h": 92.4
},
"luminance": 0.64483
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7D18C
secondary
#5770C0
accent
#44CD18
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171510
muted
#858481