#E2E08E#E2E08E
#E2E08E is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.714; OKLCH L 89.0% C 0.104 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E08E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 224, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 59%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 37%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.9%, 37.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.70, -11.24, 40.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.70, 41.95, 105.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89% -0.0305 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89% 0.104 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.9030, 71.4344, 36.0605) |
| Luminance | 0.7143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.02
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.49
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 4.85
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 5.03
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.26
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E08E #8E90E2
analogous
#E2B68E #E2E08E #BAE28E
triadic
#E2E08E #8EE2E0 #E08EE2
tetradic
#E2E08E #8EE2B6 #8E90E2 #E28EBA
square
#E2E08E #8EE2B6 #8E90E2 #E28EBA
split-complementary
#E2E08E #8EBAE2 #B68EE2
monochromatic
#C3C032 #D6D35D #E2E08E #EEEDBF #F9F8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#E2E08E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.29
#E2E08E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E08E
15.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E08E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E08E | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.29 | 15.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDDA88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFDE91
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDD6CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e08e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 224, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.0% 0.104 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ece9b0',
500: '#e2e08e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e08e; $custom-light: #ece9b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e08e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 224,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.571,
"s": 59.155,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88999,
"c": 0.10354,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.71433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E08E
secondary
#5A5CBB
accent
#23C71F
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161610
muted
#858481