#E2C669#E2C669
#E2C669 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.576; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.117 H 92.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2C669 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 198, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 53.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.50, -1.57, 49.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.50, 49.72, 91.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.15% -0.006 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.15% 0.117 92.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1100, 57.5793, 21.6256) |
| Luminance | 0.5758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 1.92
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.77
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.91
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.93
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.47
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2C669 #6985E2
analogous
#E28A69 #E2C669 #C1E269
triadic
#E2C669 #69E2C6 #C669E2
tetradic
#E2C669 #69E28A #6985E2 #E269C1
square
#E2C669 #69E28A #6985E2 #E269C1
split-complementary
#E2C669 #69C1E2 #8A69E2
monochromatic
#AF8E22 #D8B336 #E2C669 #ECD99C #F6EDD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#E2C669 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.52
#E2C669 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2C669
12.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2C669 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2C669 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.52 | 12.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7C361
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DECB6D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2B9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2c669; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 198, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.117 92.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eed796',
500: '#e2c669',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2c669; $custom-light: #eed796; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2c669",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 198,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.116,
"s": 67.598,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83146,
"c": 0.11741,
"h": 92.9
},
"luminance": 0.57577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2C669
secondary
#3F59B0
accent
#41D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17140D
muted
#85837F