#E2E36B#E2E36B
#E2E36B is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.722; OKLCH L 89.1% C 0.143 H 109.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E36B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 227, 107) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 68%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 53%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 52.9%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.05, -16.06, 57.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.05, 59.79, 105.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.14% -0.0474 0.1346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.14% 0.143 109.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.4885, 72.1700, 24.5982) |
| Luminance | 0.7217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.68
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.73
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.99
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.99
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.09
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E36B #6C6BE3
analogous
#E3A86B #E2E36B #A6E36B
triadic
#E2E36B #6BE2E3 #E36BE2
tetradic
#E2E36B #6BE3A8 #6C6BE3 #E36BA6
square
#E2E36B #6BE3A8 #6C6BE3 #E36BA6
split-complementary
#E2E36B #6BA6E3 #A86BE3
monochromatic
#B1B222 #D8D938 #E2E36B #ECED9E #F6F6D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E2E36B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.43
#E2E36B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E36B
15.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E36B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E36B | 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)
#F3DB5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D7C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e36b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 227, 107); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.1% 0.143 109.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edeb99',
500: '#e2e36b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e36b; $custom-light: #edeb99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e36b",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 227,
"b": 107
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.5,
"s": 68.182,
"l": 65.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89142,
"c": 0.14267,
"h": 109.4
},
"luminance": 0.72168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E36B
secondary
#403FB3
accent
#15D017
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F