#E2DD60#E2DD60
#E2DD60 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.687; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.146 H 106.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2DD60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 221, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 57.5%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.37, -13.92, 60.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.37, 62.15, 102.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.77% -0.0425 0.1397) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.77% 0.146 106.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.3336, 68.7280, 21.2044) |
| Luminance | 0.6873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.38
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.48
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.81
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.25
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.45
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2DD60 #6065E2
analogous
#E29C60 #E2DD60 #A6E260
triadic
#E2DD60 #60E2DD #DD60E2
tetradic
#E2DD60 #60E29C #6065E2 #E260A6
square
#E2DD60 #60E29C #6065E2 #E260A6
split-complementary
#E2DD60 #60A6E2 #9C60E2
monochromatic
#A9A41F #D9D22C #E2DD60 #EBE894 #F5F3C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#E2DD60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.75
#E2DD60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2DD60
14.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2DD60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2DD60 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.75 | 14.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED552
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DB67
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1D0C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2dd60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 221, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.146 106.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee791',
500: '#e2dd60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2dd60; $custom-light: #eee791; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2dd60",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 221,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.692,
"s": 69.149,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87768,
"c": 0.14603,
"h": 106.9
},
"luminance": 0.68726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2DD60
secondary
#3B40AB
accent
#1CD114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F