#E2E061#E2E061
#E2E061 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.703; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.148 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E061 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 224, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 69%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 57%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 57.1%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.17, -15.34, 61.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.17, 62.92, 104.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.41% -0.0464 0.1408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.41% 0.148 108.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1791, 70.3448, 21.7148) |
| Luminance | 0.7034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.07
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.33
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.79
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.01
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 5.53
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E061 #6163E2
analogous
#E29F61 #E2E061 #A3E261
triadic
#E2E061 #61E2E0 #E061E2
tetradic
#E2E061 #61E29F #6163E2 #E261A3
square
#E2E061 #61E29F #6163E2 #E261A3
split-complementary
#E2E061 #61A3E2 #9F61E2
monochromatic
#A9A71F #D9D62D #E2E061 #EBEA95 #F5F4C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#E2E061 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.07
#E2E061 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E061
15.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E061 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E061 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.07 | 15.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D853
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DD68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1D3C5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e061; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 224, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.148 108.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee992',
500: '#e2e061',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e061; $custom-light: #eee992; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e061",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 224,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.07,
"s": 68.984,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88406,
"c": 0.14824,
"h": 108.2
},
"luminance": 0.70343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E061
secondary
#3C3EAB
accent
#17D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F