#E2E36D#E2E36D
#E2E36D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.722; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.141 H 109.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 227, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 52%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.07, -15.90, 56.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.07, 58.89, 105.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.17% -0.0467 0.1329) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.17% 0.141 109.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.5949, 72.2125, 25.1588) |
| Luminance | 0.7221 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.71
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.80
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.84
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.03
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.18
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E36D #6E6DE3
analogous
#E3A96D #E2E36D #A7E36D
triadic
#E2E36D #6DE2E3 #E36DE2
tetradic
#E2E36D #6DE3A9 #6E6DE3 #E36DA7
square
#E2E36D #6DE3A9 #6E6DE3 #E36DA7
split-complementary
#E2E36D #6DA7E3 #A96DE3
monochromatic
#B2B322 #D8D93A #E2E36D #ECEDA0 #F6F7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E2E36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.44
#E2E36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E36D
15.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E36D | 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)
#F3DB62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF73
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 227, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.141 109.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edeb9a',
500: '#e2e36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e36d; $custom-light: #edeb9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 227,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.508,
"s": 67.816,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89165,
"c": 0.14084,
"h": 109.4
},
"luminance": 0.72211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E36D
secondary
#4140B4
accent
#16D017
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F