#E8CA6F#E8CA6F
#E8CA6F is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.605; OKLCH L 84.6% C 0.116 H 91.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8CA6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 202, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 72%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 52%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 52.2%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.13, -0.68, 48.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.13, 48.88, 90.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.58% -0.0032 0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.58% 0.116 91.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2706, 60.5472, 23.7060) |
| Luminance | 0.6055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.90
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.09
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.34
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.41
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.57
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8CA6F #6F8DE8
analogous
#E88E6F #E8CA6F #CAE86F
triadic
#E8CA6F #6FE8CA #CA6FE8
tetradic
#E8CA6F #6FE88E #6F8DE8 #E86FCA
square
#E8CA6F #6FE88E #6F8DE8 #E86FCA
split-complementary
#E8CA6F #6FCAE8 #8E6FE8
monochromatic
#BE971E #E0B73A #E8CA6F #F0DDA4 #F9F1D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.60
#E8CA6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.11
#E8CA6F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8CA6F
13.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8CA6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8CA6F | 1.00 | 1.60 | 13.11 | 13.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBC767
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D072
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8BDB5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CCCCCC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8ca6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 202, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.6% 0.116 91.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2d99a',
500: '#e8ca6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8ca6f; $custom-light: #f2d99a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8ca6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 202,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 45.124,
"s": 72.455,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84584,
"c": 0.11594,
"h": 91.6
},
"luminance": 0.60545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8CA6F
secondary
#3E5DBD
accent
#41D511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140E
muted
#85837F