#E2D355#E2D355
#E2D355 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.634; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.145 H 102.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D355 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 211, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 71%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 62.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.66, -9.66, 62.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.66, 63.08, 98.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.58% -0.0316 0.142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.58% 0.145 102.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.3002, 63.4154, 17.8673) |
| Luminance | 0.6341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.33
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.76
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.81
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.97
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.37
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D355 #5564E2
analogous
#E28C55 #E2D355 #AAE255
triadic
#E2D355 #55E2D3 #D355E2
tetradic
#E2D355 #55E28C #5564E2 #E255AA
square
#E2D355 #55E28C #5564E2 #E255AA
split-complementary
#E2D355 #55AAE2 #8C55E2
monochromatic
#A1931B #D5C324 #E2D355 #EBE189 #F4EEBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#E2D355 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.68
#E2D355 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D355
13.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D355 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D355 | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.68 | 13.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CD46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD45C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C5B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d355; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 211, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.145 102.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee08a',
500: '#e2d355',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d355; $custom-light: #eee08a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d355",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 211,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.617,
"s": 70.854,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85583,
"c": 0.14546,
"h": 102.5
},
"luminance": 0.63413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D355
secondary
#3743A4
accent
#27D313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F