#E2E2BD#E2E2BD
#E2E2BD is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.742; OKLCH L 90.3% C 0.049 H 107.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E2BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 226, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 39%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 16%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 16.4%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.03, -6.10, 18.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.03, 19.14, 108.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.33% -0.0146 0.0466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.33% 0.049 107.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.7450, 74.2362, 58.8944) |
| Luminance | 0.7424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 5.11
Pale
#FFF9D0
ΔE00 5.60
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.67
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 5.68
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 5.79
Cream
#FFFDD0
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E2BD #BDBDE2
analogous
#E2D0BD #E2E2BD #D0E2BD
triadic
#E2E2BD #BDE2E2 #E2BDE2
tetradic
#E2E2BD #BDE2D0 #BDBDE2 #E2BDD0
square
#E2E2BD #BDE2D0 #BDBDE2 #E2BDD0
split-complementary
#E2E2BD #BDD0E2 #D0BDE2
monochromatic
#BDBD68 #CFCF92 #E2E2BD #F5F5E8 #F6F6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#E2E2BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.85
#E2E2BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E2BD
15.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E2BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E2BD | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.85 | 15.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9DFBB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9E0BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E8DDD8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e2bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 226, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.3% 0.049 107.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebebd1',
500: '#e2e2bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e2bd; $custom-light: #ebebd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e2bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 226,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 38.947,
"l": 81.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90329,
"c": 0.04885,
"h": 107.3
},
"luminance": 0.74236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E2BD
secondary
#8888BB
accent
#34B234
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FDFDFB
border
#D5D5D4
text
#161614
muted
#848483