#E2D55A#E2D55A
#E2D55A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.645; OKLCH L 86.0% C 0.143 H 103.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D55A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 213, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 60%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 60.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.22, -10.34, 60.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.22, 61.68, 99.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.04% -0.0329 0.1395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.04% 0.143 103.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.0058, 64.4975, 19.1173) |
| Luminance | 0.6450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.29
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.82
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.87
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.97
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.50
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D55A #5A67E2
analogous
#E2915A #E2D55A #ABE25A
triadic
#E2D55A #5AE2D5 #D55AE2
tetradic
#E2D55A #5AE291 #5A67E2 #E25AAB
square
#E2D55A #5AE291 #5A67E2 #E25AAB
split-complementary
#E2D55A #5AABE2 #915AE2
monochromatic
#A5981D #D9C826 #E2D55A #EBE28E #F4EFC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E2D55A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.90
#E2D55A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D55A
13.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D55A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D55A | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.90 | 13.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7CE4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD561
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d55a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 213, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.0% 0.143 103.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee18d',
500: '#e2d55a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d55a; $custom-light: #eee18d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d55a",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 213,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.265,
"s": 70.103,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86044,
"c": 0.14329,
"h": 103.3
},
"luminance": 0.64495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D55A
secondary
#3944A7
accent
#26D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F