#E2E263#E2E263
#E2E263 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.715; OKLCH L 88.8% C 0.149 H 109.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E263 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 226, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 69%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 56%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 56.2%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.71, -16.18, 60.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.71, 62.87, 104.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.85% -0.0486 0.1405) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.85% 0.149 109.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.8142, 71.4639, 22.3924) |
| Luminance | 0.7146 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.37
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.59
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.76
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.87
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.60
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E263 #6363E2
analogous
#E2A263 #E2E263 #A2E263
triadic
#E2E263 #63E2E2 #E263E2
tetradic
#E2E263 #63E2A2 #6363E2 #E263A2
square
#E2E263 #63E2A2 #6363E2 #E263A2
split-complementary
#E2E263 #63A2E2 #A263E2
monochromatic
#ABAB20 #D8D82F #E2E263 #ECEC97 #F5F5CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#E2E263 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.29
#E2E263 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E263
15.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E263 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E263 | 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)
#F2D955
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DE6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D5C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e263; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 226, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.8% 0.149 109.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeea94',
500: '#e2e263',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e263; $custom-light: #eeea94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e263",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 226,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 68.649,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88845,
"c": 0.14863,
"h": 109.1
},
"luminance": 0.71462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E263
secondary
#3D3DAD
accent
#15D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F