#E2BE3D#E2BE3D
#E2BE3D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.533; OKLCH L 81.1% C 0.146 H 92.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2BE3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 190, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 74%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 73%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 73%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.07, -0.19, 66.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.07, 66.19, 90.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.1% -0.0072 0.1462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.1% 0.146 92.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6226, 53.3356, 12.0424) |
| Luminance | 0.5333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.64
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 3.37
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 3.71
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.42
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 4.87
Mustard Yellow
#D2BD0A
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2BE3D #3D61E2
analogous
#E26C3D #E2BE3D #B4E23D
triadic
#E2BE3D #3DE2BE #BE3DE2
tetradic
#E2BE3D #3DE26C #3D61E2 #E23DB4
square
#E2BE3D #3DE26C #3D61E2 #E23DB4
split-complementary
#E2BE3D #3DB4E2 #6C3DE2
monochromatic
#8F7515 #C4A01D #E2BE3D #EAD072 #F2E2A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#E2BE3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.67
#E2BE3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2BE3D
11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2BE3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2BE3D | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.67 | 11.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3BB28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC544
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4AFA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2be3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 190, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.1% 0.146 92.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd17b',
500: '#e2be3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2be3d; $custom-light: #efd17b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2be3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 190,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.909,
"s": 73.991,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.811,
"c": 0.14637,
"h": 92.8
},
"luminance": 0.53333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2BE3D
secondary
#2F4594
accent
#60F137
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#17140A
muted
#85837D