#E2D05C#E2D05C
#E2D05C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.621; OKLCH L 85.0% C 0.137 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D05C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 208, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 59.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.94, -7.68, 58.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.94, 59.02, 97.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.03% -0.0251 0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.03% 0.137 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8538, 62.0555, 19.1590) |
| Luminance | 0.6205 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.07
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.11
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.65
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.84
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.89
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D05C #5C6EE2
analogous
#E28D5C #E2D05C #B1E25C
triadic
#E2D05C #5CE2D0 #D05CE2
tetradic
#E2D05C #5CE28D #5C6EE2 #E25CB1
square
#E2D05C #5CE28D #5C6EE2 #E25CB1
split-complementary
#E2D05C #5CB1E2 #8D5CE2
monochromatic
#A6941E #D9C128 #E2D05C #EBDF90 #F4EEC4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E2D05C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.41
#E2D05C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D05C
13.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D05C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D05C | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.41 | 13.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CA50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D262
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C3B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CECECE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d05c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 208, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.0% 0.137 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eede8e',
500: '#e2d05c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d05c; $custom-light: #eede8e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d05c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 208,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.94,
"s": 69.792,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85033,
"c": 0.13715,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.62053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D05C
secondary
#3A49A8
accent
#2DD214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F