#E2E27D#E2E27D
#E2E27D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.720; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.124 H 108.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E27D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 226, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 64%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 45%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 44.7%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.99, -13.99, 49.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.99, 51.07, 105.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.16% -0.0397 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.16% 0.124 108.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.2632, 72.0435, 30.0240) |
| Luminance | 0.7204 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.31
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.16
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.53
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.56
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.59
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E27D #7D7DE2
analogous
#E2B07D #E2E27D #B0E27D
triadic
#E2E27D #7DE2E2 #E27DE2
tetradic
#E2E27D #7DE2B0 #7D7DE2 #E27DB0
square
#E2E27D #7DE2B0 #7D7DE2 #E27DB0
split-complementary
#E2E27D #7DB0E2 #B07DE2
monochromatic
#BBBB2A #D7D74B #E2E27D #EDEDAF #F8F8E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E2E27D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.41
#E2E27D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E27D
15.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E27D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E27D | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.41 | 15.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0DB74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DF82
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFD7CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e27d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 226, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.124 108.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edeba4',
500: '#e2e27d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e27d; $custom-light: #edeba4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e27d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 226,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 63.522,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89159,
"c": 0.12414,
"h": 108.7
},
"luminance": 0.72042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E27D
secondary
#4A4AB9
accent
#1ACB1A
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#16160F
muted
#858480