#E2D86E#E2D86E
#E2D86E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.664; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.128 H 103.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D86E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 216, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 67%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 51%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 51.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.20, -10.34, 52.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.20, 53.89, 101.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.89% -0.0308 0.1247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.89% 0.128 103.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.7360, 66.4081, 24.4729) |
| Luminance | 0.6641 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.69
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.00
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.11
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.50
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.54
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D86E #6E78E2
analogous
#E29E6E #E2D86E #B2E26E
triadic
#E2D86E #6EE2D8 #D86EE2
tetradic
#E2D86E #6EE29E #6E78E2 #E26EB2
square
#E2D86E #6EE29E #6E78E2 #E26EB2
split-complementary
#E2D86E #6EB2E2 #9E6EE2
monochromatic
#B2A624 #D8CA3B #E2D86E #ECE6A1 #F6F3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#E2D86E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.28
#E2D86E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D86E
14.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D86E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D86E | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.28 | 14.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D264
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD773
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0CCC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d86e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 216, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.128 103.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede39a',
500: '#e2d86e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d86e; $custom-light: #ede39a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d86e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 216,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.828,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86887,
"c": 0.12841,
"h": 103.9
},
"luminance": 0.66406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D86E
secondary
#414BB3
accent
#27CF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F