#E7E17C#E7E17C
#E7E17C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.723; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.124 H 105.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7E17C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 225, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 69%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 46%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 46.3%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.11, -11.61, 49.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.11, 51.17, 103.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.35% -0.0333 0.1191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.35% 0.124 105.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.5197, 72.2963, 29.6734) |
| Luminance | 0.7229 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.38
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.77
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.77
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.89
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.92
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7E17C #7C82E7
analogous
#E7AC7C #E7E17C #B7E77C
triadic
#E7E17C #7CE7E1 #E17CE7
tetradic
#E7E17C #7CE7AC #7C82E7 #E77CB7
square
#E7E17C #7CE7AC #7C82E7 #E77CB7
split-complementary
#E7E17C #7CB7E7 #AC7CE7
monochromatic
#C5BC24 #DED548 #E7E17C #F0EDB0 #FAF9E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E7E17C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.46
#E7E17C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7E17C
15.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7E17C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7E17C | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.46 | 15.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DA73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DF81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5D5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7e17c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 225, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.124 105.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0eaa4',
500: '#e7e17c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7e17c; $custom-light: #f0eaa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7e17c",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 225,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.636,
"s": 69.032,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89347,
"c": 0.12363,
"h": 105.6
},
"luminance": 0.72295
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7E17C
secondary
#484FBF
accent
#1FD115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480