#E2D36D#E2D36D
#E2D36D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.639; OKLCH L 85.8% C 0.125 H 101.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 211, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 67%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 51.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.89, -7.90, 51.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.89, 52.41, 98.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.84% -0.0239 0.1222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.84% 0.125 101.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4204, 63.8635, 23.7673) |
| Luminance | 0.6386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.14
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.92
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.19
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.85
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.28
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D36D #6D7CE2
analogous
#E2986D #E2D36D #B6E26D
triadic
#E2D36D #6DE2D3 #D36DE2
tetradic
#E2D36D #6DE298 #6D7CE2 #E26DB6
square
#E2D36D #6DE298 #6D7CE2 #E26DB6
split-complementary
#E2D36D #6DB6E2 #986DE2
monochromatic
#B19F23 #D8C43A #E2D36D #ECE2A0 #F6F2D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E2D36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.77
#E2D36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D36D
13.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D36D | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.77 | 13.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CE64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D472
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 211, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.8% 0.125 101.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede099',
500: '#e2d36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d36d; $custom-light: #ede099; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 211,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.308,
"s": 66.857,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85844,
"c": 0.12454,
"h": 101.1
},
"luminance": 0.63861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D36D
secondary
#414FB3
accent
#2ECF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F