#E1E062#E1E062
#E1E062 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.702; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.148 H 108.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1E062 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 224, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 68%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 56%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 56.4%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.10, -15.67, 60.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.10, 62.48, 104.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.33% -0.0472 0.1398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.33% 0.148 108.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9133, 70.2023, 21.9473) |
| Luminance | 0.7020 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.33
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.54
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.98
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.09
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.56
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1E062 #6263E1
analogous
#E1A162 #E1E062 #A2E162
triadic
#E1E062 #62E1E0 #E062E1
tetradic
#E1E062 #62E1A1 #6263E1 #E162A2
square
#E1E062 #62E1A1 #6263E1 #E162A2
split-complementary
#E1E062 #62A2E1 #A162E1
monochromatic
#A8A720 #D7D62F #E1E062 #EBEA95 #F5F4C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#E1E062 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.04
#E1E062 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1E062
15.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1E062 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1E062 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.04 | 15.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0D854
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DC69
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFD3C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1e062; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 224, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.148 108.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede993',
500: '#e1e062',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1e062; $custom-light: #ede993; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1e062",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 224,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.528,
"s": 67.914,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88334,
"c": 0.14754,
"h": 108.7
},
"luminance": 0.70201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1E062
secondary
#3D3EAB
accent
#17D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F