#E2D686#E2D686
#E2D686 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.660; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.102 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D686 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 214, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 61%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 41%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 40.7%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.99, -7.06, 40.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.99, 41.56, 99.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.82% -0.0191 0.0998) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.82% 0.102 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7149, 65.9848, 32.1404) |
| Luminance | 0.6598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.80
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.05
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.26
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.61
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.74
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D686 #8692E2
analogous
#E2A886 #E2D686 #C0E286
triadic
#E2D686 #86E2D6 #D686E2
tetradic
#E2D686 #86E2A8 #8692E2 #E286C0
square
#E2D686 #86E2A8 #8692E2 #E286C0
split-complementary
#E2D686 #86C0E2 #A886E2
monochromatic
#C0AD2E #D6C555 #E2D686 #EEE7B7 #F9F7E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#E2D686 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.20
#E2D686 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D686
14.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D686 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D686 | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.20 | 14.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D180
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D789
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFCCC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d686; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 214, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.102 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece2aa',
500: '#e2d686',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d686; $custom-light: #ece2aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d686",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 214,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.174,
"s": 61.333,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86815,
"c": 0.10162,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.65983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D686
secondary
#5260BA
accent
#33C91C
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161510
muted
#858481