#E2E05F#E2E05F
#E2E05F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.703; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.150 H 108.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E05F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 224, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 58%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.15, -15.48, 61.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.15, 63.77, 104.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.39% -0.047 0.1424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.39% 0.15 108.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0870, 70.3080, 21.2299) |
| Luminance | 0.7031 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.03
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.28
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.81
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.03
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.33
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E05F #5F61E2
analogous
#E29E5F #E2E05F #A2E25F
triadic
#E2E05F #5FE2E0 #E05FE2
tetradic
#E2E05F #5FE29E #5F61E2 #E25FA2
square
#E2E05F #5FE29E #5F61E2 #E25FA2
split-complementary
#E2E05F #5FA2E2 #9E5FE2
monochromatic
#A8A61E #D9D62B #E2E05F #EBEA93 #F5F4C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#E2E05F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.06
#E2E05F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E05F
15.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E05F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E05F | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.06 | 15.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D851
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DD66
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1D3C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e05f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 224, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.150 108.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee991',
500: '#e2e05f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e05f; $custom-light: #eee991; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e05f",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 224,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.084,
"s": 69.312,
"l": 62.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88386,
"c": 0.14991,
"h": 108.3
},
"luminance": 0.70306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E05F
secondary
#3B3DAA
accent
#17D114
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F