#E7D472#E7D472
#E7D472 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.653; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.121 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7D472 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 212, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 71%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 51%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 50.6%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.63, -5.96, 50.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.63, 50.77, 96.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.55% -0.018 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.55% 0.121 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5376, 65.2931, 25.3830) |
| Luminance | 0.6529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.96
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.38
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.04
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.17
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.52
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7D472 #7285E7
analogous
#E79972 #E7D472 #C0E772
triadic
#E7D472 #72E7D4 #D472E7
tetradic
#E7D472 #72E799 #7285E7 #E772C0
square
#E7D472 #72E799 #7285E7 #E772C0
split-complementary
#E7D472 #72C0E7 #9972E7
monochromatic
#BEA520 #DEC43E #E7D472 #F0E4A6 #F9F4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E7D472 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.06
#E7D472 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7D472
14.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7D472 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7D472 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.06 | 14.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CF69
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD676
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6C8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7d472; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 212, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.121 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e19d',
500: '#e7d472',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7d472; $custom-light: #f1e19d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7d472",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 212,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.256,
"s": 70.909,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86551,
"c": 0.1209,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.65291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7D472
secondary
#4054BD
accent
#32D313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F