#E2DC2C#E2DC2C
#E2DC2C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.675; OKLCH L 87.2% C 0.178 H 107.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2DC2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 220, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 76%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 81%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 80.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.78, -16.02, 78.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.78, 80.16, 101.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.19% -0.0533 0.1695) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.19% 0.178 107.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4143, 67.5391, 12.3944) |
| Luminance | 0.6754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 1.50
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.59
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 5.05
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.45
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 5.47
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2DC2C #2C32E2
analogous
#E2812C #E2DC2C #8DE22C
triadic
#E2DC2C #2CE2DC #DC2CE2
tetradic
#E2DC2C #2CE281 #2C32E2 #E22C8D
square
#E2DC2C #2CE281 #2C32E2 #E22C8D
split-complementary
#E2DC2C #2C8DE2 #812CE2
monochromatic
#827E12 #B8B219 #E2DC2C #E9E562 #F1EE98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.45
#E2DC2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.51
#E2DC2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2DC2C
14.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2DC2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2DC2C | 1.00 | 1.45 | 14.51 | 14.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFD300
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2D93D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3CDBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2dc2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 220, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.2% 0.178 107.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e676',
500: '#e2dc2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2dc2c; $custom-light: #f0e676; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2dc2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 220,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.022,
"s": 75.833,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87189,
"c": 0.17765,
"h": 107.5
},
"luminance": 0.67537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2DC2C
secondary
#2A2D88
accent
#3CF235
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#17150A
muted
#85847D