#E2D690#E2D690
#E2D690 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.663; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.090 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D690 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 214, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 59%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 36%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 36.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.14, -5.96, 36.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.14, 36.58, 99.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.98% -0.0152 0.0891) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.98% 0.09 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.4456, 66.2771, 35.9888) |
| Luminance | 0.6628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 3.98
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.50
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.60
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.75
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.85
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D690 #909CE2
analogous
#E2AD90 #E2D690 #C5E290
triadic
#E2D690 #90E2D6 #D690E2
tetradic
#E2D690 #90E2AD #909CE2 #E290C5
square
#E2D690 #90E2AD #909CE2 #E290C5
split-complementary
#E2D690 #90C5E2 #AD90E2
monochromatic
#C4AF33 #D5C45F #E2D690 #EFE8C1 #F9F6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#E2D690 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.26
#E2D690 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D690
14.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D690 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D690 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.26 | 14.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3D28B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6D793
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EECDC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d690; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 214, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.090 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece2b1',
500: '#e2d690',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d690; $custom-light: #ece2b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d690",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 214,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.22,
"s": 58.571,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86981,
"c": 0.09036,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.66276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D690
secondary
#5C69BB
accent
#38C61F
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161511
muted
#858481