#E2E046#E2E046
#E2E046 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 88.2% C 0.168 H 108.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E046 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 224, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 73%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 69%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.96, -16.96, 71.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.96, 73.58, 103.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.18% -0.0538 0.1592) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.18% 0.168 108.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1273, 69.9241, 16.1752) |
| Luminance | 0.6992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 3.36
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.34
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 4.38
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.44
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.62
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E046 #4648E2
analogous
#E29246 #E2E046 #96E246
triadic
#E2E046 #46E2E0 #E046E2
tetradic
#E2E046 #46E292 #4648E2 #E24696
square
#E2E046 #46E292 #4648E2 #E24696
split-complementary
#E2E046 #4696E2 #9246E2
monochromatic
#969418 #CBC920 #E2E046 #EAE97B #F3F2B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#E2E046 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.98
#E2E046 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E046
14.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E046 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E046 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.98 | 14.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2D72C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DC51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2D2C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e046; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 224, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.2% 0.168 108.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe983',
500: '#e2e046',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e046; $custom-light: #efe983; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e046",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 224,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.231,
"s": 72.897,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88175,
"c": 0.16805,
"h": 108.7
},
"luminance": 0.69922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E046
secondary
#32339A
accent
#3BF038
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#17160B
muted
#85847E