#E1E366#E1E366
#E1E366 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.719; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.147 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1E366 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 227, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 69%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 55.1%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.92, -16.85, 59.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.92, 61.99, 105.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.01% -0.0501 0.1385) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.01% 0.147 109.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9203, 71.9065, 23.2380) |
| Luminance | 0.7190 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.70
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.78
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.14
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.15
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.44
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1E366 #6866E3
analogous
#E3A766 #E1E366 #A3E366
triadic
#E1E366 #66E1E3 #E366E1
tetradic
#E1E366 #66E3A7 #6866E3 #E366A3
square
#E1E366 #66E3A7 #6866E3 #E366A3
split-complementary
#E1E366 #66A3E3 #A766E3
monochromatic
#ACAF20 #D7DA32 #E1E366 #EBEC9A #F5F6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#E1E366 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.38
#E1E366 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1E366
15.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1E366 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1E366 | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.38 | 15.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DA59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DE6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFD6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1e366; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 227, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.147 109.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edeb96',
500: '#e1e366',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1e366; $custom-light: #edeb96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1e366",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 227,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.96,
"s": 69.061,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89006,
"c": 0.14727,
"h": 109.9
},
"luminance": 0.71905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1E366
secondary
#3F3DB0
accent
#14D117
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F