#E2D44C#E2D44C
#E2D44C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.638; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.153 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D44C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 212, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 66%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 66.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.85, -10.69, 66.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.85, 67.07, 99.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.71% -0.0355 0.1488) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.71% 0.153 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.2143, 63.7797, 16.1857) |
| Luminance | 0.6378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.37
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 3.73
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.03
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.04
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 5.51
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D44C #4C5AE2
analogous
#E2894C #E2D44C #A5E24C
triadic
#E2D44C #4CE2D4 #D44CE2
tetradic
#E2D44C #4CE289 #4C5AE2 #E24CA5
square
#E2D44C #4CE289 #4C5AE2 #E24CA5
split-complementary
#E2D44C #4CA5E2 #894CE2
monochromatic
#9B8E19 #CFBF22 #E2D44C #EBE181 #F3EDB5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#E2D44C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.76
#E2D44C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D44C
13.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D44C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D44C | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.76 | 13.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CD39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD454
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C6B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d44c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 212, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.153 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe085',
500: '#e2d44c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d44c; $custom-light: #efe085; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d44c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 212,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.4,
"s": 72.115,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85712,
"c": 0.15301,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.63778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D44C
secondary
#343E9E
accent
#4AEF39
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FEFCF2
border
#D6D5CC
text
#17150B
muted
#85847E