#E2D993#E2D993
#E2D993 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.679; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.090 H 101.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2D993 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 217, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 58%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 35%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4%, 35%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.96, -7.14, 35.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.96, 36.35, 101.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.65% -0.0184 0.0881) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.65% 0.09 101.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4442, 67.9025, 37.4679) |
| Luminance | 0.6790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.84
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.00
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.31
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.35
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.08
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2D993 #939CE2
analogous
#E2B193 #E2D993 #C3E293
triadic
#E2D993 #93E2D9 #D993E2
tetradic
#E2D993 #93E2B1 #939CE2 #E293C3
square
#E2D993 #93E2B1 #939CE2 #E293C3
split-complementary
#E2D993 #93C3E2 #B193E2
monochromatic
#C6B535 #D5C863 #E2D993 #EFEAC3 #F9F7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#E2D993 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.58
#E2D993 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2D993
14.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2D993 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2D993 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.58 | 14.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D48E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D996
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDD0C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2d993; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 217, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.090 101.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece4b3',
500: '#e2d993',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2d993; $custom-light: #ece4b3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2d993",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 217,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.165,
"s": 57.664,
"l": 73.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87646,
"c": 0.09003,
"h": 101.8
},
"luminance": 0.67901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2D993
secondary
#5E69BB
accent
#33C520
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#161511
muted
#858481