#E2D45E#E2D45E
#E2D45E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.641; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.139 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D45E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 212, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 58.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.00, -9.56, 58.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.00, 59.58, 99.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.88% -0.0303 0.1357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.88% 0.139 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.9299, 64.0660, 19.9547) |
| Luminance | 0.6406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.52
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.34
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.83
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.38
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.45
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D45E #5E6CE2
analogous
#E2925E #E2D45E #AEE25E
triadic
#E2D45E #5EE2D4 #D45EE2
tetradic
#E2D45E #5EE292 #5E6CE2 #E25EAE
square
#E2D45E #5EE292 #5E6CE2 #E25EAE
split-complementary
#E2D45E #5EAEE2 #925EE2
monochromatic
#A7991E #D9C62A #E2D45E #EBE292 #F5F0C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E2D45E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.81
#E2D45E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D45E
13.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D45E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D45E | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.81 | 13.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CE51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD464
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C7BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d45e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 212, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.139 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee090',
500: '#e2d45e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d45e; $custom-light: #eee090; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d45e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 212,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.636,
"s": 69.474,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85878,
"c": 0.13905,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.64064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D45E
secondary
#3B46AA
accent
#28D114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F