#E8D573#E8D573
#E8D573 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.660; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.121 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E8D573 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(232, 213, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 72%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 50.4%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.99, -5.97, 50.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.99, 50.74, 96.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.86% -0.018 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.86% 0.121 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1694, 65.9844, 25.7832) |
| Luminance | 0.6598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 1.77
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.53
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.89
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.09
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.39
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E8D573 #7386E8
analogous
#E89A73 #E8D573 #C1E873
triadic
#E8D573 #73E8D5 #D573E8
tetradic
#E8D573 #73E89A #7386E8 #E873C1
square
#E8D573 #73E89A #7386E8 #E873C1
split-complementary
#E8D573 #73C1E8 #9A73E8
monochromatic
#C1A720 #DFC53E #E8D573 #F1E5A8 #F9F5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#E8D573 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.20
#E8D573 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E8D573
14.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E8D573 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E8D573 | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.20 | 14.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D06A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD777
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7C9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e8d573; /* rgb */ color: rgb(232, 213, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.121 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e19d',
500: '#e8d573',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e8d573; $custom-light: #f1e19d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e8d573",
"rgb": {
"r": 232,
"g": 213,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.256,
"s": 71.779,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86855,
"c": 0.1209,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.65982
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E8D573
secondary
#4054C0
accent
#31D412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F