#E2E056#E2E056
#E2E056 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.702; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.157 H 108.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E056 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 224, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 71%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 62%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 61.9%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.07, -16.07, 65.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.07, 67.50, 103.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.3% -0.0496 0.149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.3% 0.157 108.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.7013, 70.1537, 19.1984) |
| Luminance | 0.7015 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.00
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.18
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.51
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.99
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 5.13
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E056 #5658E2
analogous
#E29A56 #E2E056 #9EE256
triadic
#E2E056 #56E2E0 #E056E2
tetradic
#E2E056 #56E29A #5658E2 #E2569E
square
#E2E056 #56E29A #5658E2 #E2569E
split-complementary
#E2E056 #569EE2 #9A56E2
monochromatic
#A2A01C #D6D425 #E2E056 #EBEA8A #F4F3BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#E2E056 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.03
#E2E056 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E056
15.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E056 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E056 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.03 | 15.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D745
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DC5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1D2C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e056; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 224, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.157 108.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee98c',
500: '#e2e056',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e056; $custom-light: #eee98c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e056",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 224,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.143,
"s": 70.707,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88301,
"c": 0.15704,
"h": 108.4
},
"luminance": 0.70152
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E056
secondary
#3839A5
accent
#16D313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17160C
muted
#85847F