#E1D465#E1D465
#E1D465 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.640; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.133 H 102.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1D465 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 212, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 67%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 55%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 55.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.98, -9.46, 55.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.98, 56.42, 99.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.87% -0.0291 0.1297) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.87% 0.133 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9456, 64.0361, 21.6700) |
| Luminance | 0.6403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.14
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.99
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.18
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.27
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.37
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1D465 #6572E1
analogous
#E19665 #E1D465 #B0E165
triadic
#E1D465 #65E1D4 #D465E1
tetradic
#E1D465 #65E196 #6572E1 #E165B0
square
#E1D465 #65E196 #6572E1 #E165B0
split-complementary
#E1D465 #65B0E1 #9665E1
monochromatic
#AA9C21 #D7C632 #E1D465 #EBE298 #F5F1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E1D465 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.81
#E1D465 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1D465
13.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1D465 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1D465 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.81 | 13.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CE5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D46A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0C7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1d465; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 212, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.133 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede194',
500: '#e1d465',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1d465; $custom-light: #ede194; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1d465",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 212,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.71,
"s": 67.391,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85868,
"c": 0.13294,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.64034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1D465
secondary
#3E49AC
accent
#2ACF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F