#E7D477#E7D477
#E7D477 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.654; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.116 H 98.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7D477 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 212, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 70%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 48.5%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.69, -5.52, 48.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.69, 48.40, 96.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.62% -0.0162 0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.62% 0.116 98.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.8300, 65.4100, 26.9230) |
| Luminance | 0.6541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.90
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.98
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.92
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.54
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.83
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7D477 #778AE7
analogous
#E79C77 #E7D477 #C2E777
triadic
#E7D477 #77E7D4 #D477E7
tetradic
#E7D477 #77E79C #778AE7 #E777C2
square
#E7D477 #77E79C #778AE7 #E777C2
split-complementary
#E7D477 #77C2E7 #9C77E7
monochromatic
#C1A622 #DEC443 #E7D477 #F0E4AB #F9F5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E7D477 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.08
#E7D477 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7D477
14.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7D477 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7D477 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.08 | 14.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D06F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D67B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6C8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7d477; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 212, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.116 98.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e1a0',
500: '#e7d477',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7d477; $custom-light: #f1e1a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7d477",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 212,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.821,
"s": 70,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86618,
"c": 0.11595,
"h": 98.1
},
"luminance": 0.65408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7D477
secondary
#4358BF
accent
#34D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480