#E2E168#E2E168
#E2E168 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.710; OKLCH L 88.7% C 0.143 H 108.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E168 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 225, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 54%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.49, -15.31, 58.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.49, 60.28, 104.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.69% -0.0456 0.1358) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.69% 0.143 108.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.7896, 71.0203, 23.6001) |
| Luminance | 0.7102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.52
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.57
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.84
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.86
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.00
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E168 #6869E2
analogous
#E2A468 #E2E168 #A6E268
triadic
#E2E168 #68E2E1 #E168E2
tetradic
#E2E168 #68E2A4 #6869E2 #E268A6
square
#E2E168 #68E2A4 #6869E2 #E268A6
split-complementary
#E2E168 #68A6E2 #A468E2
monochromatic
#AEAD21 #D8D735 #E2E168 #ECEB9B #F6F5CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#E2E168 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.20
#E2E168 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E168
15.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E168 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E168 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.20 | 15.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1D95C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DD6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D4C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e168; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 225, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.7% 0.143 108.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edea97',
500: '#e2e168',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e168; $custom-light: #edea97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e168",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 225,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.508,
"s": 67.778,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88689,
"c": 0.14322,
"h": 108.6
},
"luminance": 0.71019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E168
secondary
#3F40B0
accent
#17D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F