#E2D265#E2D265
#E2D265 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.632; OKLCH L 85.5% C 0.131 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D265 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 210, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 55.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.55, -8.03, 55.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.55, 55.72, 98.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.54% -0.0251 0.1286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.54% 0.131 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.7615, 63.2037, 21.5190) |
| Luminance | 0.6320 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.29
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.53
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.63
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.97
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.07
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D265 #6575E2
analogous
#E29465 #E2D265 #B4E265
triadic
#E2D265 #65E2D2 #D265E2
tetradic
#E2D265 #65E294 #6575E2 #E265B4
square
#E2D265 #65E294 #6575E2 #E265B4
split-complementary
#E2D265 #65B4E2 #9465E2
monochromatic
#AC9A20 #D8C331 #E2D265 #ECE199 #F5F0CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#E2D265 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.64
#E2D265 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D265
13.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D265 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D265 | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.64 | 13.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CC5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D36A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C5BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d265; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 210, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.5% 0.131 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eedf94',
500: '#e2d265',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d265; $custom-light: #eedf94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d265",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 210,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.32,
"s": 68.306,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85543,
"c": 0.13108,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.63202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D265
secondary
#3D4CAE
accent
#2DD015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F