#E2B625#E2B625
#E2B625 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.498; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.154 H 90.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2B625 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 182, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 77%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 84%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 83.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.92, 3.14, 72.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.92, 72.07, 87.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.36% 0 0.1538) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.36% 0.154 90) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4290, 49.7615, 8.8041) |
| Luminance | 0.4976 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 1.55
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 1.96
Burnt Yellow
#D5AB09
ΔE00 3.12
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.87
Golden
#F5BF03
ΔE00 3.88
Macaroni And Cheese
#EFB435
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2B625 #2551E2
analogous
#E25825 #E2B625 #AFE225
triadic
#E2B625 #25E2B6 #B625E2
tetradic
#E2B625 #25E258 #2551E2 #E225AF
square
#E2B625 #25E258 #2551E2 #E225AF
split-complementary
#E2B625 #25AFE2 #5825E2
monochromatic
#7C6311 #B28E18 #E2B625 #E9C85B #F0DA91
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.92
#E2B625 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.95
#E2B625 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2B625
10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2B625 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2B625 | 1.00 | 1.92 | 10.95 | 10.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCB400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D7C030
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5A59C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2b625; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 182, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.154 90.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0cb6f',
500: '#e2b625',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2b625; $custom-light: #f0cb6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2b625",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 182,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.032,
"s": 76.518,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79365,
"c": 0.15385,
"h": 90
},
"luminance": 0.49758
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2B625
secondary
#889BDB
accent
#61F335
background
#FFFCF7
surface
#FFF8ED
border
#D7D1C8
text
#181308
muted
#86827B