#E0E080#E0E080
#E0E080 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.707; OKLCH L 88.6% C 0.119 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E0E080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(224, 224, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 61%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 43%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 42.9%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.35, -13.49, 46.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.35, 48.75, 106.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.62% -0.0379 0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.62% 0.119 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.2935, 70.7184, 30.8391) |
| Luminance | 0.7072 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.28
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.55
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.69
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.72
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.74
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E0E080 #8080E0
analogous
#E0B080 #E0E080 #B0E080
triadic
#E0E080 #80E0E0 #E080E0
tetradic
#E0E080 #80E0B0 #8080E0 #E080B0
square
#E0E080 #80E0B0 #8080E0 #E080B0
split-complementary
#E0E080 #80B0E0 #B080E0
monochromatic
#B9B92D #D4D44F #E0E080 #ECECB1 #F8F8E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#E0E080 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.14
#E0E080 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E0E080
15.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E0E080 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E0E080 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.14 | 15.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED978
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDD84
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECD5C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e0e080; /* rgb */ color: rgb(224, 224, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.6% 0.119 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebe9a6',
500: '#e0e080',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e0e080; $custom-light: #ebe9a6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e0e080",
"rgb": {
"r": 224,
"g": 224,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 60.759,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88622,
"c": 0.11898,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.70717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E0E080
secondary
#4D4DB7
accent
#1DC81D
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#16160F
muted
#858480