#E1E46B#E1E46B
#E1E46B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.726; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.144 H 110.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1E46B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 228, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 53.1%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.24, -16.95, 57.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.24, 60.22, 106.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.27% -0.0499 0.135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.27% 0.144 110.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4501, 72.5573, 24.6750) |
| Luminance | 0.7256 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.74
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.96
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.25
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.27
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.29
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1E46B #6E6BE4
analogous
#E4AB6B #E1E46B #A4E46B
triadic
#E1E46B #6BE1E4 #E46BE1
tetradic
#E1E46B #6BE4AB #6E6BE4 #E46BA4
square
#E1E46B #6BE4AB #6E6BE4 #E46BA4
split-complementary
#E1E46B #6BA4E4 #AB6BE4
monochromatic
#B0B421 #D7DB37 #E1E46B #EBED9F #F6F7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E1E46B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.51
#E1E46B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1E46B
15.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1E46B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1E46B | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.51 | 15.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DF72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFD8C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1e46b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 228, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.144 110.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edec99',
500: '#e1e46b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1e46b; $custom-light: #edec99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1e46b",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 228,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.488,
"s": 69.143,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89271,
"c": 0.14391,
"h": 110.3
},
"luminance": 0.72556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1E46B
secondary
#423FB4
accent
#14D119
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F