#E8D37C#E8D37C
#E8D37C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.110 H 96.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8D37C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 211, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 70%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 47%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 46.6%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.59, -4.14, 45.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.59, 45.71, 95.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.57% -0.0118 0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.57% 0.11 96.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.2128, 65.2018, 28.4784) |
| Luminance | 0.6520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.14
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.25
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.67
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.96
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.13
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8D37C #7C91E8
analogous
#E89D7C #E8D37C #C7E87C
triadic
#E8D37C #7CE8D3 #D37CE8
tetradic
#E8D37C #7CE89D #7C91E8 #E87CC7
square
#E8D37C #7CE89D #7C91E8 #E87CC7
split-complementary
#E8D37C #7CC7E8 #9D7CE8
monochromatic
#C7A723 #DFC248 #E8D37C #F1E4B0 #FAF6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E8D37C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.04
#E8D37C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8D37C
14.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8D37C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8D37C | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.04 | 14.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CF75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D67F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8d37c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 211, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.110 96.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e0a3',
500: '#e8d37c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8d37c; $custom-light: #f1e0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8d37c",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 211,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.333,
"s": 70.13,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86574,
"c": 0.11011,
"h": 96.2
},
"luminance": 0.652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8D37C
secondary
#485FC0
accent
#38D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17150F
muted
#858480