#E2DC59#E2DC59
#E2DC59 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.681; OKLCH L 87.5% C 0.151 H 106.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2DC59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 220, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 70%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 61%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 60.6%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.05, -13.90, 63.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.05, 64.73, 102.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.49% -0.0432 0.1444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.49% 0.151 106.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.7624, 68.0783, 19.4943) |
| Luminance | 0.6808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.06
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.44
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.49
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.94
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.75
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2DC59 #595FE2
analogous
#E29859 #E2DC59 #A4E259
triadic
#E2DC59 #59E2DC #DC59E2
tetradic
#E2DC59 #59E298 #595FE2 #E259A4
square
#E2DC59 #59E298 #595FE2 #E259A4
split-complementary
#E2DC59 #59A4E2 #9859E2
monochromatic
#A49E1D #D8D026 #E2DC59 #EBE78D #F4F2C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#E2DC59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.62
#E2DC59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2DC59
14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2DC59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2DC59 | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.62 | 14.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD44A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DA61
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1CFC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2dc59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 220, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.5% 0.151 106.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee68d',
500: '#e2dc59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2dc59; $custom-light: #eee68d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2dc59",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 220,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.372,
"s": 70.256,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87491,
"c": 0.15076,
"h": 106.7
},
"luminance": 0.68076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2DC59
secondary
#393EA6
accent
#1CD213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F