#E2D05E#E2D05E
#E2D05E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.621; OKLCH L 85.1% C 0.135 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D05E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 208, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 58.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.96, -7.54, 57.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(82.96, 58.14, 97.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.05% -0.0245 0.1332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.05% 0.135 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.9424, 62.0909, 19.6255) |
| Luminance | 0.6209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.18
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.94
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.65
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.80
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.87
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D05E #5E70E2
analogous
#E28E5E #E2D05E #B2E25E
triadic
#E2D05E #5EE2D0 #D05EE2
tetradic
#E2D05E #5EE28E #5E70E2 #E25EB2
square
#E2D05E #5EE28E #5E70E2 #E25EB2
split-complementary
#E2D05E #5EB2E2 #8E5EE2
monochromatic
#A7951E #D9C12A #E2D05E #EBDF92 #F5EEC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.57
#E2D05E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.42
#E2D05E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D05E
13.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D05E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D05E | 1.00 | 1.57 | 13.42 | 13.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CB52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D264
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C3B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d05e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 208, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.1% 0.135 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eede8f',
500: '#e2d05e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d05e; $custom-light: #eede8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d05e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 208,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.818,
"s": 69.474,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85054,
"c": 0.13546,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.62089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D05E
secondary
#3B4AAA
accent
#2ED114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F