#E7D474#E7D474
#E7D474 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.653; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.119 H 98.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7D474 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 212, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 71%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 49.8%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.66, -5.78, 49.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.66, 49.82, 96.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.58% -0.0173 0.1177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.58% 0.119 98.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6527, 65.3391, 25.9891) |
| Luminance | 0.6534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.90
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.21
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.98
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.43
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.63
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7D474 #7487E7
analogous
#E79A74 #E7D474 #C0E774
triadic
#E7D474 #74E7D4 #D474E7
tetradic
#E7D474 #74E79A #7487E7 #E774C0
square
#E7D474 #74E79A #7487E7 #E774C0
split-complementary
#E7D474 #74C0E7 #9A74E7
monochromatic
#C0A521 #DEC440 #E7D474 #F0E4A8 #F9F4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E7D474 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.07
#E7D474 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7D474
14.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7D474 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7D474 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.07 | 14.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4CF6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD678
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6C8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7d474; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 212, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.119 98.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e19e',
500: '#e7d474',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7d474; $custom-light: #f1e19e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7d474",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 212,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.087,
"s": 70.552,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86577,
"c": 0.11894,
"h": 98.4
},
"luminance": 0.65337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7D474
secondary
#4155BF
accent
#33D313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F