#E2DD6D#E2DD6D
#E2DD6D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.690; OKLCH L 87.9% C 0.134 H 106.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2DD6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 221, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 67%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 51.8%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.50, -12.93, 54.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.50, 56.38, 103.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.91% -0.0383 0.1289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.91% 0.134 106.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9824, 68.9875, 24.6213) |
| Luminance | 0.6899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.03
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.15
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.97
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.11
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.30
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2DD6D #6D72E2
analogous
#E2A26D #E2DD6D #ACE26D
triadic
#E2DD6D #6DE2DD #DD6DE2
tetradic
#E2DD6D #6DE2A2 #6D72E2 #E26DAC
square
#E2DD6D #6DE2A2 #6D72E2 #E26DAC
split-complementary
#E2DD6D #6DACE2 #A26DE2
monochromatic
#B1AB23 #D8D13A #E2DD6D #ECE9A0 #F6F5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#E2DD6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.80
#E2DD6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2DD6D
14.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2DD6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2DD6D | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.80 | 14.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD662
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDB73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D1C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2dd6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 221, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.9% 0.134 106.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ede79a',
500: '#e2dd6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2dd6d; $custom-light: #ede79a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2dd6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 221,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.436,
"s": 66.857,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87912,
"c": 0.13445,
"h": 106.5
},
"luminance": 0.68986
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2DD6D
secondary
#4146B3
accent
#1FCF17
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F