#E2D396#E2D396
#E2D396 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.080 H 96.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D396 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 211, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(48, 57%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(48, 34%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 33.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.46, -3.72, 32.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.46, 32.35, 96.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.48% -0.0084 0.08) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.48% 0.08 96) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1641, 64.9610, 38.2177) |
| Luminance | 0.6496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 2.68
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.15
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.17
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.20
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.97
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D396 #96A5E2
analogous
#E2AD96 #E2D396 #CBE296
triadic
#E2D396 #96E2D3 #D396E2
tetradic
#E2D396 #96E2AD #96A5E2 #E296CB
square
#E2D396 #96E2AD #96A5E2 #E296CB
split-complementary
#E2D396 #96CBE2 #AD96E2
monochromatic
#C7AA37 #D5BF66 #E2D396 #EFE7C6 #F8F5E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E2D396 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#E2D396 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D396
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D396 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D396 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFD092
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E3D598
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDCAC3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d396; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 211, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.080 96.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece0b5',
500: '#e2d396',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d396; $custom-light: #ece0b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d396",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 211,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 48.158,
"s": 56.716,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8648,
"c": 0.08046,
"h": 96
},
"luminance": 0.64959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D396
secondary
#6173BB
accent
#41C421
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#161511
muted
#858481