#E2E2A2#E2E2A2
#E2E2A2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.732; OKLCH L 89.8% C 0.083 H 108.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 226, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 52%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 28%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 28.3%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.53, -9.86, 31.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.53, 32.90, 107.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.76% -0.0255 0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.76% 0.083 108) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.0822, 73.1711, 44.8704) |
| Luminance | 0.7317 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 2.41
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.64
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.68
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.85
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 4.93
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E2A2 #A2A2E2
analogous
#E2C2A2 #E2E2A2 #C2E2A2
triadic
#E2E2A2 #A2E2E2 #E2A2E2
tetradic
#E2E2A2 #A2E2C2 #A2A2E2 #E2A2C2
square
#E2E2A2 #A2E2C2 #A2A2E2 #E2A2C2
split-complementary
#E2E2A2 #A2C2E2 #C2A2E2
monochromatic
#C5C545 #D3D373 #E2E2A2 #F1F1D1 #F8F8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#E2E2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.63
#E2E2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E2A2
15.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E2A2 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.63 | 15.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECDD9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EEDFA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBDAD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 226, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.8% 0.083 108.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecebbe',
500: '#e2e2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e2a2; $custom-light: #ecebbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 226,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89763,
"c": 0.08258,
"h": 108
},
"luminance": 0.7317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E2A2
secondary
#6D6DBB
accent
#26C026
background
#FEFEFD
surface
#FDFDF8
border
#D5D5D1
text
#161612
muted
#848482