#E2D17D#E2D17D
#E2D17D is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.632; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.106 H 98.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D17D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 209, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 64%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 45%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 44.7%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.57, -5.43, 43.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.57, 43.99, 97.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.66% -0.0151 0.1054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.66% 0.107 98.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8676, 63.2523, 28.5588) |
| Luminance | 0.6325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 2.47
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.25
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.95
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.97
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 6.33
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D17D #7D8EE2
analogous
#E29F7D #E2D17D #C1E27D
triadic
#E2D17D #7DE2D1 #D17DE2
tetradic
#E2D17D #7DE29F #7D8EE2 #E27DC1
square
#E2D17D #7DE29F #7D8EE2 #E27DC1
split-complementary
#E2D17D #7DC1E2 #9F7DE2
monochromatic
#BBA22A #D7BF4B #E2D17D #EDE3AF #F8F4E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#E2D17D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.65
#E2D17D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D17D
13.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D17D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D17D | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.65 | 13.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CD76
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D380
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0C6BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d17d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 209, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.106 98.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eddea4',
500: '#e2d17d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d17d; $custom-light: #eddea4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d17d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 209,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.901,
"s": 63.522,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85655,
"c": 0.1065,
"h": 98.2
},
"luminance": 0.6325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D17D
secondary
#4A5DB9
accent
#38CB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#16150F
muted
#858480