#E2D481#E2D481
#E2D481 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.648; OKLCH L 86.3% C 0.105 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D481 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 212, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 63%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 43%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.2%, 42.9%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.40, -6.56, 42.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.40, 43.21, 98.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.33% -0.018 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.33% 0.105 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8713, 64.8425, 30.1794) |
| Luminance | 0.6484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.51
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.52
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.14
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.34
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 6.24
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D481 #818FE2
analogous
#E2A481 #E2D481 #C0E281
triadic
#E2D481 #81E2D4 #D481E2
tetradic
#E2D481 #81E2A4 #818FE2 #E281C0
square
#E2D481 #81E2A4 #818FE2 #E281C0
split-complementary
#E2D481 #81C0E2 #A481E2
monochromatic
#BDA82C #D7C34F #E2D481 #EDE5B3 #F9F6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E2D481 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.97
#E2D481 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D481
13.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D481 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D481 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.97 | 13.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E2CF7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D584
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFC9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d481; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 212, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.3% 0.105 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede1a7',
500: '#e2d481',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d481; $custom-light: #ede1a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d481",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 212,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.34,
"s": 62.581,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86328,
"c": 0.10508,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.64841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D481
secondary
#4E5DBA
accent
#34CA1B
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#16150F
muted
#858480