#E2D072#E2D072
#E2D072 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.625; OKLCH L 85.3% C 0.117 H 98.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D072 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 208, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 66%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 49.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.18, -5.94, 48.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.18, 48.92, 96.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.29% -0.0177 0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.29% 0.117 98.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9589, 62.4975, 24.9792) |
| Luminance | 0.6250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.68
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.87
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.81
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.08
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.30
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D072 #7284E2
analogous
#E29872 #E2D072 #BCE272
triadic
#E2D072 #72E2D0 #D072E2
tetradic
#E2D072 #72E298 #7284E2 #E272BC
square
#E2D072 #72E298 #7284E2 #E272BC
split-complementary
#E2D072 #72BCE2 #9872E2
monochromatic
#B49D25 #D8BF3F #E2D072 #ECE1A5 #F7F2D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.56
#E2D072 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.50
#E2D072 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D072
13.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D072 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D072 | 1.00 | 1.56 | 13.50 | 13.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CB6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D276
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CFCFCF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d072; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 208, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.3% 0.117 98.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edde9c',
500: '#e2d072',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d072; $custom-light: #edde9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d072",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 208,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.357,
"s": 65.882,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85294,
"c": 0.11689,
"h": 98.7
},
"luminance": 0.62495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D072
secondary
#4355B5
accent
#35CE18
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F