#E2D56B#E2D56B
#E2D56B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.648; OKLCH L 86.2% C 0.128 H 102.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D56B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 213, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 67%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 52.7%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.39, -9.08, 53.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.39, 54.10, 99.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.23% -0.0275 0.1254) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.23% 0.128 102.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.8139, 64.8208, 23.3733) |
| Luminance | 0.6482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.48
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.55
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.67
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.02
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.22
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D56B #6B78E2
analogous
#E2996B #E2D56B #B4E26B
triadic
#E2D56B #6BE2D5 #D56BE2
tetradic
#E2D56B #6BE299 #6B78E2 #E26BB4
square
#E2D56B #6BE299 #6B78E2 #E26BB4
split-complementary
#E2D56B #6BB4E2 #996BE2
monochromatic
#B0A123 #D8C638 #E2D56B #ECE49E #F6F2D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E2D56B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.96
#E2D56B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D56B
13.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D56B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D56B | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.96 | 13.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CF61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D570
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d56b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 213, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.2% 0.128 102.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede198',
500: '#e2d56b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d56b; $custom-light: #ede198; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d56b",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 213,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.445,
"s": 67.232,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86231,
"c": 0.12833,
"h": 102.4
},
"luminance": 0.64819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D56B
secondary
#404CB1
accent
#2BCF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F