#E7D37C#E7D37C
#E7D37C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.110 H 96.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7D37C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 211, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 69%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 46%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 46.3%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.50, -4.54, 45.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.50, 45.63, 95.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.49% -0.0129 0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.49% 0.11 96.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8890, 65.0349, 28.4632) |
| Luminance | 0.6503 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.24
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.35
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.89
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.82
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.28
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7D37C #7C90E7
analogous
#E79E7C #E7D37C #C6E77C
triadic
#E7D37C #7CE7D3 #D37CE7
tetradic
#E7D37C #7CE79E #7C90E7 #E77CC6
square
#E7D37C #7CE79E #7C90E7 #E77CC6
split-complementary
#E7D37C #7CC6E7 #9E7CE7
monochromatic
#C5A724 #DEC248 #E7D37C #F0E4B0 #FAF6E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E7D37C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.01
#E7D37C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7D37C
14.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7D37C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7D37C | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.01 | 14.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CF75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D67F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7d37c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 211, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.110 96.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e0a3',
500: '#e7d37c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7d37c; $custom-light: #f0e0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7d37c",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 211,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.785,
"s": 69.032,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86486,
"c": 0.10996,
"h": 96.8
},
"luminance": 0.65033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7D37C
secondary
#485EBF
accent
#38D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480