#E2E36A#E2E36A
#E2E36A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.721; OKLCH L 89.1% C 0.144 H 109.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E36A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 227, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 53.3%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.04, -16.14, 58.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.04, 60.23, 105.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.13% -0.0477 0.1354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.13% 0.144 109.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4362, 72.1490, 24.3227) |
| Luminance | 0.7215 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.67
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.68
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.97
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.05
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.08
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E36A #6B6AE3
analogous
#E3A76A #E2E36A #A5E36A
triadic
#E2E36A #6AE2E3 #E36AE2
tetradic
#E2E36A #6AE3A7 #6B6AE3 #E36AA5
square
#E2E36A #6AE3A7 #6B6AE3 #E36AA5
split-complementary
#E2E36A #6AA5E3 #A76AE3
monochromatic
#B0B121 #D8D936 #E2E36A #ECED9E #F6F6D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E2E36A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.43
#E2E36A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E36A
15.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E36A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E36A | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.43 | 15.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D7C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e36a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 227, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.1% 0.144 109.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edeb98',
500: '#e2e36a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e36a; $custom-light: #edeb98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e36a",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 227,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.496,
"s": 68.362,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89131,
"c": 0.14357,
"h": 109.4
},
"luminance": 0.72148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E36A
secondary
#403FB2
accent
#15D017
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F