#E5CA6B

Closest named color: Sand (#E2CA76). oklch(84.3% 0.119 93.8), rgb(229, 202, 107).

Black text reads best on this color (12.99:1).

About this color

#E5CA6B is a light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 84%, its chroma 0.119 and its hue 94°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sand (#E2CA76), ΔE 0.011 away. Black text reads best on it, at 12.99:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	light (84%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.119)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Sand (#E2CA76)
Black text	12.99:1
White text	1.61:1

Values

HEX	#E5CA6B
RGB	rgb(229, 202, 107)
HSL	hsl(47, 70%, 66%)
OKLCH	oklch(84.3% 0.119 93.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #E5CA6B	1.61:1	Fails	Lc -31.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #E5CA6B	12.99:1	AAA	Lc 76.2	Fine for body text
#E5CA6B text on white	1.61:1	Fails	Lc 27.6	Dividers and decoration only
#E5CA6B text on black	12.99:1	AAA	Lc -75.4	Fine for body text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F9F5EA

oklch(97% 0.015 90.2)
Step 100
100

#F1EAD1

oklch(93.6% 0.034 94.1)
Step 200
200

#E7D9A8

oklch(88.5% 0.066 94)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#E5CA6B

oklch(84.3% 0.119 93.8)
Step 400
400

#BF9E00

oklch(70.8% 0.145 93.9)
Step 500
500

#A38700

oklch(63.1% 0.129 94.2)
Step 600
600

#8A7100

oklch(55.6% 0.114 93.5)
Step 700
700

#745F00

oklch(49.2% 0.101 93.8)
Step 800
800

#5F4D00

oklch(42.6% 0.087 93.4)
Step 900
900

#4F4000

oklch(37.6% 0.077 93.9)
Step 950
950

#2F2500

oklch(26.8% 0.055 93.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#E5CA6B with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#DBC762	0.019
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#E2CF6F	0.012
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#F5BDB4	0.109
Achromatopsia (no color)	#CBCBCB	0.119