#E2D665#E2D665
#E2D665 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.135 H 103.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D665 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 214, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 68%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 55%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 55.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.59, -10.06, 56.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.59, 57.22, 100.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.37% -0.0309 0.1312) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.37% 0.135 103.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.7614, 65.2035, 21.8523) |
| Luminance | 0.6520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.88
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.13
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.06
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.07
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.49
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D665 #6571E2
analogous
#E29865 #E2D665 #B0E265
triadic
#E2D665 #65E2D6 #D665E2
tetradic
#E2D665 #65E298 #6571E2 #E265B0
square
#E2D665 #65E298 #6571E2 #E265B0
split-complementary
#E2D665 #65B0E2 #9865E2
monochromatic
#AC9F20 #D8C831 #E2D665 #ECE499 #F5F1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E2D665 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.04
#E2D665 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D665
14.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D665 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D665 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.04 | 14.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D05A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD66B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d665; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 214, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.135 103.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee294',
500: '#e2d665',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d665; $custom-light: #eee294; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d665",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 214,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.24,
"s": 68.306,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86367,
"c": 0.13481,
"h": 103.3
},
"luminance": 0.65201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D665
secondary
#3D48AE
accent
#27D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F