#E2E36E#E2E36E
#E2E36E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.722; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.140 H 109.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E36E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 227, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 51.5%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.08, -15.81, 56.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.08, 58.44, 105.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.18% -0.0464 0.132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.18% 0.14 109.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.6491, 72.2342, 25.4439) |
| Luminance | 0.7223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.71
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.74
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.90
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.05
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.23
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E36E #6F6EE3
analogous
#E3A96E #E2E36E #A7E36E
triadic
#E2E36E #6EE2E3 #E36EE2
tetradic
#E2E36E #6EE3A9 #6F6EE3 #E36EA7
square
#E2E36E #6EE3A9 #6F6EE3 #E36EA7
split-complementary
#E2E36E #6EA7E3 #A96EE3
monochromatic
#B3B423 #D8D93B #E2E36E #ECEDA1 #F7F7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E2E36E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.45
#E2E36E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E36E
15.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E36E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E36E | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.45 | 15.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D7C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e36e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 227, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.140 109.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edeb9b',
500: '#e2e36e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e36e; $custom-light: #edeb9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e36e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 227,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.513,
"s": 67.63,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89176,
"c": 0.13991,
"h": 109.4
},
"luminance": 0.72233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E36E
secondary
#4241B5
accent
#16D018
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F