#E2D679#E2D679
#E2D679 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.656; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.115 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D679 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 214, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 64%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 46%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 46.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.81, -8.35, 47.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.81, 47.89, 100.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.62% -0.024 0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.62% 0.115 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8633, 65.6442, 27.6553) |
| Luminance | 0.6564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.34
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.66
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.43
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.07
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.50
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D679 #7985E2
analogous
#E2A179 #E2D679 #B9E279
triadic
#E2D679 #79E2D6 #D679E2
tetradic
#E2D679 #79E2A1 #7985E2 #E279B9
square
#E2D679 #79E2A1 #7985E2 #E279B9
split-complementary
#E2D679 #79B9E2 #A179E2
monochromatic
#B9A828 #D7C747 #E2D679 #EDE5AB #F8F5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E2D679 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.13
#E2D679 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D679
14.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D679 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D679 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.13 | 14.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D171
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D67D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d679; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 214, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.115 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede2a1',
500: '#e2d679',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d679; $custom-light: #ede2a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d679",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 214,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.143,
"s": 64.417,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8662,
"c": 0.11549,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.65642
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D679
secondary
#4653B9
accent
#2ECC19
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480