#E1E46E#E1E46E
#E1E46E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.726; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.141 H 110.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1E46E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 228, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 69%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 51.8%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.27, -16.70, 56.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.27, 58.88, 106.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.31% -0.0489 0.1324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.31% 0.141 110.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.6106, 72.6215, 25.5207) |
| Luminance | 0.7262 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.80
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.01
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.13
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.26
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.35
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1E46E #716EE4
analogous
#E4AC6E #E1E46E #A6E46E
triadic
#E1E46E #6EE1E4 #E46EE1
tetradic
#E1E46E #6EE4AC #716EE4 #E46EA6
square
#E1E46E #6EE4AC #716EE4 #E46EA6
split-complementary
#E1E46E #6EA6E4 #AC6EE4
monochromatic
#B2B622 #D6DA3A #E1E46E #ECEEA2 #F6F7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E1E46E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.52
#E1E46E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1E46E
15.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1E46E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1E46E | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.52 | 15.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EED8C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1e46e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 228, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.141 110.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edec9b',
500: '#e1e46e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1e46e; $custom-light: #edec9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1e46e",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 228,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.525,
"s": 68.605,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89306,
"c": 0.14117,
"h": 110.3
},
"luminance": 0.7262
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1E46E
secondary
#4340B6
accent
#15D11A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F