#E1D86E#E1D86E
#E1D86E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.662; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.128 H 104.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1D86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 216, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 66%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 51%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 51.1%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.12, -10.74, 52.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.12, 53.85, 101.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.8% -0.0319 0.1244) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.8% 0.128 104.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.4233, 66.2469, 24.4582) |
| Luminance | 0.6624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.87
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.14
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.25
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.61
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.78
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1D86E #6E77E1
analogous
#E19E6E #E1D86E #B0E16E
triadic
#E1D86E #6EE1D8 #D86EE1
tetradic
#E1D86E #6EE19E #6E77E1 #E16EB0
square
#E1D86E #6EE19E #6E77E1 #E16EB0
split-complementary
#E1D86E #6EB0E1 #9E6EE1
monochromatic
#B0A524 #D7CA3B #E1D86E #EBE6A1 #F6F3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#E1D86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.25
#E1D86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1D86E
14.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1D86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1D86E | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.25 | 14.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D264
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD773
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFCCC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1d86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 216, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.128 104.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede39a',
500: '#e1d86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1d86e; $custom-light: #ede39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1d86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 216,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.304,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86802,
"c": 0.12845,
"h": 104.4
},
"luminance": 0.66245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1D86E
secondary
#424AB2
accent
#26CE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F