#E9D07A#E9D07A
#E9D07A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.638; OKLCH L 86.0% C 0.110 H 93.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E9D07A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(233, 208, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 72%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 48%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.7%, 47.6%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.88, -2.39, 45.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.88, 45.72, 93.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.03% -0.007 0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.03% 0.11 93.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6749, 63.8430, 27.5881) |
| Luminance | 0.6384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.51
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.74
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 3.56
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.80
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.16
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E9D07A #7A93E9
analogous
#E9987A #E9D07A #CBE97A
triadic
#E9D07A #7AE9D0 #D07AE9
tetradic
#E9D07A #7AE998 #7A93E9 #E97ACB
square
#E9D07A #7AE998 #7A93E9 #E97ACB
split-complementary
#E9D07A #7ACBE9 #987AE9
monochromatic
#C8A221 #E0BD45 #E9D07A #F2E3AF #FAF5E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#E9D07A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.77
#E9D07A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E9D07A
13.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E9D07A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E9D07A | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.77 | 13.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CD73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D47D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F8C4BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e9d07a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(233, 208, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.0% 0.110 93.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2dea2',
500: '#e9d07a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e9d07a; $custom-light: #f2dea2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e9d07a",
"rgb": {
"r": 233,
"g": 208,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.486,
"s": 71.613,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8603,
"c": 0.10984,
"h": 93.7
},
"luminance": 0.63841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E9D07A
secondary
#4662C1
accent
#3DD412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480