#E2E36C#E2E36C
#E2E36C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.722; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.142 H 109.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 227, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 52.4%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.06, -15.98, 57.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.06, 59.34, 105.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.15% -0.0471 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.15% 0.142 109.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.5414, 72.1911, 24.8769) |
| Luminance | 0.7219 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.70
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.78
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.89
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.01
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.14
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E36C #6D6CE3
analogous
#E3A86C #E2E36C #A6E36C
triadic
#E2E36C #6CE2E3 #E36CE2
tetradic
#E2E36C #6CE3A8 #6D6CE3 #E36CA6
square
#E2E36C #6CE3A8 #6D6CE3 #E36CA6
split-complementary
#E2E36C #6CA6E3 #A86CE3
monochromatic
#B1B322 #D8D939 #E2E36C #ECED9F #F6F7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E2E36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.44
#E2E36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E36C
15.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E36C | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.44 | 15.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF72
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D7C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 227, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.142 109.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edeb99',
500: '#e2e36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e36c; $custom-light: #edeb99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 227,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.504,
"s": 68,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89153,
"c": 0.14176,
"h": 109.4
},
"luminance": 0.7219
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E36C
secondary
#4140B3
accent
#16D017
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F