#E2D95C#E2D95C
#E2D95C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.666; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.145 H 105.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D95C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 217, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 59%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 59.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.29, -12.21, 61.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.29, 62.32, 101.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.89% -0.0381 0.1404) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.89% 0.145 105.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.1106, 66.5691, 19.9112) |
| Luminance | 0.6657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.57
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.83
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.89
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.10
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.28
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D95C #5C65E2
analogous
#E2965C #E2D95C #A8E25C
triadic
#E2D95C #5CE2D9 #D95CE2
tetradic
#E2D95C #5CE296 #5C65E2 #E25CA8
square
#E2D95C #5CE296 #5C65E2 #E25CA8
split-complementary
#E2D95C #5CA8E2 #965CE2
monochromatic
#A69D1E #D9CD28 #E2D95C #EBE590 #F4F1C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#E2D95C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.31
#E2D95C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D95C
14.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D95C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D95C | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.31 | 14.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EAD24E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED863
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1CCBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d95c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 217, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.145 105.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee48f',
500: '#e2d95c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d95c; $custom-light: #eee48f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d95c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 217,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.97,
"s": 69.792,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86894,
"c": 0.14543,
"h": 105.2
},
"luminance": 0.66567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D95C
secondary
#3A41A8
accent
#20D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F