#E2E397#E2E397
#E2E397 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.733; OKLCH L 89.8% C 0.097 H 108.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E397 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 227, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 58%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 33%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 33.5%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.61, -11.71, 37.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.61, 38.89, 107.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.77% -0.0313 0.0916) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.77% 0.097 108.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.4195, 73.3424, 40.0351) |
| Luminance | 0.7334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.65
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.93
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.03
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.35
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.35
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E397 #9897E3
analogous
#E3BE97 #E2E397 #BCE397
triadic
#E2E397 #97E2E3 #E397E2
tetradic
#E2E397 #97E3BE #9897E3 #E397BC
square
#E2E397 #97E3BE #9897E3 #E397BC
split-complementary
#E2E397 #97BCE3 #BE97E3
monochromatic
#C7C937 #D5D667 #E2E397 #EFF0C7 #F8F9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#E2E397 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.67
#E2E397 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E397
15.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E397 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E397 | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.67 | 15.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFDD92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0E09A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECDAD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e397; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 227, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.8% 0.097 108.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecebb6',
500: '#e2e397',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e397; $custom-light: #ecebb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e397",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 227,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.789,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8977,
"c": 0.09681,
"h": 108.8
},
"luminance": 0.73341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E397
secondary
#6362BC
accent
#20C523
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#161611
muted
#858481