#E2D577#E2D577
#E2D577 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.651; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.117 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D577 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 213, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 65%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 47%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 47.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.53, -8.03, 47.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.53, 48.45, 99.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.39% -0.0232 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.39% 0.117 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.4896, 65.0911, 26.9320) |
| Luminance | 0.6509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.17
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.93
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.17
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.89
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.35
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D577 #7784E2
analogous
#E29F77 #E2D577 #BAE277
triadic
#E2D577 #77E2D5 #D577E2
tetradic
#E2D577 #77E29F #7784E2 #E277BA
square
#E2D577 #77E29F #7784E2 #E277BA
split-complementary
#E2D577 #77BAE2 #9F77E2
monochromatic
#B7A627 #D7C545 #E2D577 #EDE5A9 #F8F4DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E2D577 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.02
#E2D577 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D577
14.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D577 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D577 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.02 | 14.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D06F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D67B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0C9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d577; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 213, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.117 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede1a0',
500: '#e2d577',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d577; $custom-light: #ede1a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d577",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 213,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.71,
"s": 64.848,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86387,
"c": 0.11656,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.65089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D577
secondary
#4553B8
accent
#2FCD19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480