#E2D585#E2D585
#E2D585 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.655; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.102 H 100.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D585 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 213, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 62%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 41%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 41.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.72, -6.66, 41.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.72, 41.64, 99.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.59% -0.018 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.59% 0.102 100.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3932, 65.4525, 31.6907) |
| Luminance | 0.6545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.91
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.91
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.03
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.63
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.78
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D585 #8592E2
analogous
#E2A685 #E2D585 #C0E285
triadic
#E2D585 #85E2D5 #D585E2
tetradic
#E2D585 #85E2A6 #8592E2 #E285C0
square
#E2D585 #85E2A6 #8592E2 #E285C0
split-complementary
#E2D585 #85C0E2 #A685E2
monochromatic
#BFAB2D #D6C454 #E2D585 #EEE6B6 #F9F6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E2D585 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.09
#E2D585 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D585
14.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D585 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D585 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.09 | 14.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3D07F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7D688
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFCBC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d585; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 213, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.102 100.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece1a9',
500: '#e2d585',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d585; $custom-light: #ece1a9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d585",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 213,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.613,
"s": 61.589,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86594,
"c": 0.10171,
"h": 100.2
},
"luminance": 0.65451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D585
secondary
#5160BA
accent
#34C91C
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161510
muted
#858481