#E2CD69#E2CD69
#E2CD69 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.609; OKLCH L 84.6% C 0.123 H 97.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CD69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 205, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 53.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.30, -5.17, 51.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.30, 52.08, 95.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.57% -0.0165 0.1219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.57% 0.123 97.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.7471, 60.8536, 22.1713) |
| Luminance | 0.6085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.72
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.28
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.54
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.83
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.89
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CD69 #697EE2
analogous
#E29169 #E2CD69 #BAE269
triadic
#E2CD69 #69E2CD #CD69E2
tetradic
#E2CD69 #69E291 #697EE2 #E269BA
square
#E2CD69 #69E291 #697EE2 #E269BA
split-complementary
#E2CD69 #69BAE2 #9169E2
monochromatic
#AF9622 #D8BC36 #E2CD69 #ECDE9C #F6EFD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.59
#E2CD69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.17
#E2CD69 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CD69
13.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CD69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CD69 | 1.00 | 1.59 | 13.17 | 13.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DEC960
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4D06D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C0B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CDCDCD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cd69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 205, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.6% 0.123 97.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddc96',
500: '#e2cd69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cd69; $custom-light: #eddc96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cd69",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 205,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.587,
"s": 67.598,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84566,
"c": 0.12298,
"h": 97.7
},
"luminance": 0.60851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CD69
secondary
#3F53B0
accent
#36D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFBF5
border
#D6D4CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F