#E2D565#E2D565
#E2D565 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.647; OKLCH L 86.2% C 0.134 H 102.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D565 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 213, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 55.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.33, -9.55, 56.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.33, 56.84, 99.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.16% -0.0295 0.1306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.16% 0.134 102.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5091, 64.6989, 21.7682) |
| Luminance | 0.6470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.92
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.95
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.00
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.17
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.43
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D565 #6572E2
analogous
#E29765 #E2D565 #B1E265
triadic
#E2D565 #65E2D5 #D565E2
tetradic
#E2D565 #65E297 #6572E2 #E265B1
square
#E2D565 #65E297 #6572E2 #E265B1
split-complementary
#E2D565 #65B1E2 #9765E2
monochromatic
#AC9E20 #D8C731 #E2D565 #ECE399 #F5F1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#E2D565 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.94
#E2D565 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D565
13.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D565 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D565 | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.94 | 13.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6CF5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD56B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C8BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d565; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 213, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.2% 0.134 102.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee194',
500: '#e2d565',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d565; $custom-light: #eee194; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d565",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 213,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.76,
"s": 68.306,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86161,
"c": 0.13386,
"h": 102.7
},
"luminance": 0.64697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D565
secondary
#3D49AE
accent
#29D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F