#E2CF66#E2CF66
#E2CF66 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.618; OKLCH L 84.9% C 0.127 H 99.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2CF66 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 207, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 54.9%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.78, -6.43, 53.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.78, 54.17, 96.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(84.94% -0.0204 0.1258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(84.94% 0.127 99.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0771, 61.7559, 21.5340) |
| Luminance | 0.6175 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.32
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.64
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.01
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.61
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 5.00
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2CF66 #6679E2
analogous
#E29166 #E2CF66 #B7E266
triadic
#E2CF66 #66E2CF #CF66E2
tetradic
#E2CF66 #66E291 #6679E2 #E266B7
square
#E2CF66 #66E291 #6679E2 #E266B7
split-complementary
#E2CF66 #66B7E2 #9166E2
monochromatic
#AD9721 #D8BF33 #E2CF66 #ECDF99 #F6EFCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E2CF66 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.35
#E2CF66 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2CF66
13.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2CF66 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2CF66 | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.35 | 13.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CA5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D16B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2cf66; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 207, 102); /* oklch */ color: oklch(84.9% 0.127 99.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedd95',
500: '#e2cf66',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2cf66; $custom-light: #eedd95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2cf66",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 207,
"b": 102
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.806,
"s": 68.132,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.84939,
"c": 0.12749,
"h": 99.2
},
"luminance": 0.61754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2CF66
secondary
#3E4FAE
accent
#32D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F