#E2D435#E2D435
#E2D435 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.635; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.167 H 104.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D435 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 212, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 75%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 77%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 76.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.71, -11.75, 74.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.71, 75.12, 99.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.56% -0.0407 0.1617) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.56% 0.167 104.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5526, 63.5151, 12.7009) |
| Luminance | 0.6351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 2.15
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.48
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.24
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.75
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 5.33
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D435 #3543E2
analogous
#E27E35 #E2D435 #99E235
triadic
#E2D435 #35E2D4 #D435E2
tetradic
#E2D435 #35E27E #3543E2 #E23599
square
#E2D435 #35E27E #3543E2 #E23599
split-complementary
#E2D435 #3599E2 #7E35E2
monochromatic
#897F14 #BEB11B #E2D435 #EADF6B #F1EBA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#E2D435 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.70
#E2D435 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D435
13.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D435 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D435 | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.70 | 13.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7CD09
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD442
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C5B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d435; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 212, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.167 104.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe079',
500: '#e2d435',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d435; $custom-light: #efe079; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d435",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 212,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.145,
"s": 74.892,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85558,
"c": 0.16677,
"h": 104.1
},
"luminance": 0.63513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D435
secondary
#2D348F
accent
#45F236
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#17150A
muted
#85847D