#E2BE46#E2BE46
#E2BE46 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 81.2% C 0.141 H 92.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2BE46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 190, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 73%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 69%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.13, 0.24, 62.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.13, 62.75, 89.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.17% -0.005 0.1405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.17% 0.141 92) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8857, 53.4408, 13.4280) |
| Luminance | 0.5344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard
#DBB42C
ΔE00 2.93
Gold (survey)
#DBB40C
ΔE00 4.01
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.39
Dark Yellow
#D5B60A
ΔE00 4.42
Mustard (survey)
#CEB301
ΔE00 5.46
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2BE46 #466AE2
analogous
#E27046 #E2BE46 #B8E246
triadic
#E2BE46 #46E2BE #BE46E2
tetradic
#E2BE46 #46E270 #466AE2 #E246B8
square
#E2BE46 #46E270 #466AE2 #E246B8
split-complementary
#E2BE46 #46B8E2 #7046E2
monochromatic
#967918 #CBA320 #E2BE46 #EAD17B #F3E3B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#E2BE46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.69
#E2BE46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2BE46
11.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2BE46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2BE46 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.69 | 11.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D2BB36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DBC64C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4AFA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2be46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 190, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.2% 0.141 92.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efd180',
500: '#e2be46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2be46; $custom-light: #efd180; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2be46",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 190,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.154,
"s": 72.897,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81169,
"c": 0.14062,
"h": 92
},
"luminance": 0.53438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2BE46
secondary
#324A9A
accent
#63F038
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFBF2
border
#D7D4CC
text
#17140B
muted
#85837E