#E2E149#E2E149
#E2E149 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.705; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.167 H 109.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E149 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 225, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 73%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 68%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 67.7%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.24, -17.30, 70.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.24, 72.87, 103.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.41% -0.0544 0.158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.41% 0.167 109) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.4939, 70.5020, 16.7763) |
| Luminance | 0.7050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 3.72
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 4.27
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.36
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 4.46
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.49
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E149 #494AE2
analogous
#E29449 #E2E149 #96E249
triadic
#E2E149 #49E2E1 #E149E2
tetradic
#E2E149 #49E294 #494AE2 #E24996
square
#E2E149 #49E294 #494AE2 #E24996
split-complementary
#E2E149 #4996E2 #9449E2
monochromatic
#989718 #CDCC21 #E2E149 #EAEA7E #F3F2B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.39
#E2E149 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.10
#E2E149 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E149
15.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E149 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E149 | 1.00 | 1.39 | 15.10 | 15.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3D831
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DD54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2D3C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e149; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 225, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.167 109.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efea84',
500: '#e2e149',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e149; $custom-light: #efea84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e149",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 225,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.608,
"s": 72.512,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88407,
"c": 0.16712,
"h": 109
},
"luminance": 0.705
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E149
secondary
#33349C
accent
#3AEF39
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF3
border
#D6D5CD
text
#17160C
muted
#85847F