#E2D465#E2D465
#E2D465 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.642; OKLCH L 86.0% C 0.133 H 102.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D465 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 212, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 55.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.07, -9.05, 55.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.07, 56.47, 99.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.95% -0.028 0.1299) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.95% 0.133 102.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.2584, 64.1974, 21.6846) |
| Luminance | 0.6420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.01
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.79
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.97
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.23
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.29
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D465 #6573E2
analogous
#E29665 #E2D465 #B2E265
triadic
#E2D465 #65E2D4 #D465E2
tetradic
#E2D465 #65E296 #6573E2 #E265B2
square
#E2D465 #65E296 #6573E2 #E265B2
split-complementary
#E2D465 #65B2E2 #9665E2
monochromatic
#AC9D20 #D8C631 #E2D465 #ECE299 #F5F1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E2D465 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.84
#E2D465 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D465
13.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D465 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D465 | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.84 | 13.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CE5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D56A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d465; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 212, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.0% 0.133 102.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee194',
500: '#e2d465',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d465; $custom-light: #eee194; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d465",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 212,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.28,
"s": 68.306,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85954,
"c": 0.13292,
"h": 102.2
},
"luminance": 0.64195
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D465
secondary
#3D4AAE
accent
#2AD015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F