#e5c577 color: Waffle Cone
#e5c577 is rgb(229, 197, 119) in RGB and oklch(83.419% 0.10386 87.835) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Yellow
- Light
- Soft
- Pastel
- Warm
- ≈ Tan
- orange-300
- Black 10%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #e5c577
#e5c577 is a pastel light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 83.4% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 88°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 1.67:1 contrast and black text 12.58:1, so black text reads better.
The closest named color is Waffle Cone (#e2c779). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.
Lighter: #e5c577 mixed with white
Darker: #e5c577 mixed with black
Calmer: #e5c577 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #e5c577
Questions about #e5c577
What color is #e5c577?
#e5c577 is pastel light yellow. The closest named color is Waffle Cone. In RGB it is rgb(229, 197, 119), in HSL hsl(42.55, 67.9%, 68.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(83.419% 0.10386 87.835).
What colors go well with #e5c577?
The complementary color of #e5c577 is #acc7ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fcb884 and #c3d283. The triadic partners are #6cdcec and #eeb1eb.
Is white or black text more readable on #e5c577?
Black text reads better on #e5c577: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.67:1 and black gives 12.58:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #e5c577 a warm or cool color?
#e5c577 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 88 degrees, its lightness 83.4% and its chroma 0.104.