#E2D55D#E2D55D
#E2D55D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.645; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.141 H 103.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D55D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 213, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 70%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 58.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.25, -10.13, 59.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.25, 60.39, 99.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.08% -0.032 0.1371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.08% 0.141 103.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.1361, 64.5497, 19.8035) |
| Luminance | 0.6455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.41
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.57
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.88
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.30
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.45
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D55D #5D6AE2
analogous
#E2925D #E2D55D #ADE25D
triadic
#E2D55D #5DE2D5 #D55DE2
tetradic
#E2D55D #5DE292 #5D6AE2 #E25DAD
square
#E2D55D #5DE292 #5D6AE2 #E25DAD
split-complementary
#E2D55D #5DADE2 #925DE2
monochromatic
#A7991E #D9C829 #E2D55D #EBE291 #F5F0C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E2D55D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.91
#E2D55D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D55D
13.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D55D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D55D | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.91 | 13.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CF50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD563
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2C8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d55d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 213, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.141 103.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee18f',
500: '#e2d55d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d55d; $custom-light: #eee18f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d55d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 213,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.135,
"s": 69.634,
"l": 62.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86075,
"c": 0.14081,
"h": 103.2
},
"luminance": 0.64548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D55D
secondary
#3A45A9
accent
#26D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F