#E2D446#E2D446
#E2D446 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.637; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.157 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D446 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 212, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 73%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 69%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.81, -11.01, 68.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.81, 69.36, 99.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.67% -0.037 0.1526) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.67% 0.157 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.0153, 63.7002, 15.1379) |
| Luminance | 0.6370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.60
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 3.23
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 4.73
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.23
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.23
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D446 #4654E2
analogous
#E28646 #E2D446 #A2E246
triadic
#E2D446 #46E2D4 #D446E2
tetradic
#E2D446 #46E286 #4654E2 #E246A2
square
#E2D446 #46E286 #4654E2 #E246A2
split-complementary
#E2D446 #46A2E2 #8646E2
monochromatic
#968B18 #CBBC20 #E2D446 #EAE07B #F3EDB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#E2D446 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.74
#E2D446 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D446
13.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D446 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D446 | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.74 | 13.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7CD30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD44F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C6B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d446; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 212, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.157 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe082',
500: '#e2d446',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d446; $custom-light: #efe082; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d446",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 212,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.615,
"s": 72.897,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85665,
"c": 0.15706,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.63698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D446
secondary
#323B9A
accent
#49F038
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E