#E9CF74#E9CF74
#E9CF74 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.632; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.115 H 93.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9CF74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 207, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 73%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 50%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.2%, 50.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.55, -2.42, 48.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.55, 48.25, 92.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.75% -0.0077 0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.75% 0.115 93.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0715, 63.2128, 25.6093) |
| Luminance | 0.6321 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.68
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.67
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.53
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.14
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.73
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9CF74 #748EE9
analogous
#E99474 #E9CF74 #C8E974
triadic
#E9CF74 #74E9CF #CF74E9
tetradic
#E9CF74 #74E994 #748EE9 #E974C8
square
#E9CF74 #74E994 #748EE9 #E974C8
split-complementary
#E9CF74 #74C8E9 #9474E9
monochromatic
#C49F1F #E1BD3F #E9CF74 #F1E1A9 #FAF3DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#E9CF74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.64
#E9CF74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9CF74
13.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9CF74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9CF74 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.64 | 13.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CC6C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D478
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9C3BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9cf74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 207, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.115 93.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2dd9e',
500: '#e9cf74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9cf74; $custom-light: #f2dd9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9cf74",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 207,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.667,
"s": 72.671,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85745,
"c": 0.11504,
"h": 93.8
},
"luminance": 0.6321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9CF74
secondary
#405DC1
accent
#3CD511
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F