#E1E046#E1E046
#E1E046 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.698; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.168 H 109.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1E046 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 224, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 72%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 69%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 68.9%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.88, -17.38, 71.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.88, 73.57, 103.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.09% -0.0549 0.159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.09% 0.168 109) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8146, 69.7628, 16.1606) |
| Luminance | 0.6976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 3.45
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 4.40
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.41
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.53
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.58
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1E046 #4647E1
analogous
#E19246 #E1E046 #94E146
triadic
#E1E046 #46E1E0 #E046E1
tetradic
#E1E046 #46E192 #4647E1 #E14694
square
#E1E046 #46E192 #4647E1 #E14694
split-complementary
#E1E046 #4694E1 #9246E1
monochromatic
#959418 #C9C821 #E1E046 #EAE97B #F2F2AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#E1E046 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.95
#E1E046 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1E046
14.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1E046 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1E046 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.95 | 14.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2D72C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DC51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1D2C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1e046; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 224, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.168 109.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee983',
500: '#e1e046',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1e046; $custom-light: #eee983; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1e046",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 224,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.613,
"s": 72.093,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88093,
"c": 0.16823,
"h": 109
},
"luminance": 0.69761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1E046
secondary
#323399
accent
#3AEF39
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFCF2
border
#D6D5CC
text
#17160B
muted
#85847E