#E1E663#E1E663
#E1E663 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.735; OKLCH L 89.6% C 0.153 H 111.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E1E663 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(225, 230, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 72%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 57%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.2%, 0%, 57%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.69, -18.54, 61.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.69, 64.55, 106.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.61% -0.0552 0.1428) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.61% 0.153 111.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.6019, 73.5034, 22.7445) |
| Luminance | 0.7350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.65
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.78
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.94
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.11
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 5.28
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E1E663 #6863E6
analogous
#E6AA63 #E1E663 #A0E663
triadic
#E1E663 #63E1E6 #E663E1
tetradic
#E1E663 #63E6AA #6863E6 #E663A0
square
#E1E663 #63E6AA #6863E6 #E663A0
split-complementary
#E1E663 #63A0E6 #AA63E6
monochromatic
#ACB21D #D7DE2E #E1E663 #EBEE98 #F5F7CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#E1E663 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.70
#E1E663 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E1E663
15.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E1E663 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E1E663 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.70 | 15.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6DD55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E06B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFD9CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e1e663; /* rgb */ color: rgb(225, 230, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.6% 0.153 111.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eded94',
500: '#e1e663',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e1e663; $custom-light: #eded94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e1e663",
"rgb": {
"r": 225,
"g": 230,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.29,
"s": 72.376,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89606,
"c": 0.15307,
"h": 111.1
},
"luminance": 0.73502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E1E663
secondary
#3F3BB3
accent
#11D419
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F