#E2D958#E2D958
#E2D958 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.665; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.149 H 105.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D958 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 217, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 61%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 61.1%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.25, -12.48, 62.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.25, 64.01, 101.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.86% -0.0392 0.1434) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.86% 0.149 105.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.9404, 66.5010, 19.0146) |
| Luminance | 0.6650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.51
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.40
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.83
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.16
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.30
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D958 #5861E2
analogous
#E29458 #E2D958 #A6E258
triadic
#E2D958 #58E2D9 #D958E2
tetradic
#E2D958 #58E294 #5861E2 #E258A6
square
#E2D958 #58E294 #5861E2 #E258A6
split-complementary
#E2D958 #58A6E2 #9458E2
monochromatic
#A39A1C #D7CC25 #E2D958 #EBE58C #F4F1C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#E2D958 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.30
#E2D958 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D958
14.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D958 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D958 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.30 | 14.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD249
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED85F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2CCBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d958; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 217, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.149 105.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee48c',
500: '#e2d958',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d958; $custom-light: #eee48c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d958",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 217,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.087,
"s": 70.408,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86856,
"c": 0.14865,
"h": 105.3
},
"luminance": 0.66499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D958
secondary
#383FA6
accent
#20D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F