#E2E39C#E2E39C
#E2E39C is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.735; OKLCH L 89.9% C 0.091 H 108.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E39C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 227, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 56%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 31%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 31.3%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.69, -11.11, 34.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.69, 36.39, 107.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.86% -0.0293 0.0861) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.86% 0.091 108.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.8342, 73.5083, 42.2191) |
| Luminance | 0.7351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.04
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.05
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.66
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.13
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.32
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E39C #9D9CE3
analogous
#E3C09C #E2E39C #BEE39C
triadic
#E2E39C #9CE2E3 #E39CE2
tetradic
#E2E39C #9CE3C0 #9D9CE3 #E39CBE
square
#E2E39C #9CE3C0 #9D9CE3 #E39CBE
split-complementary
#E2E39C #9CBEE3 #C09CE3
monochromatic
#C6C83D #D4D66C #E2E39C #F0F0CC #F8F8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#E2E39C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.70
#E2E39C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E39C
15.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E39C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E39C | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.70 | 15.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EEDD97
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFE09F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECDAD1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e39c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 227, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.9% 0.091 108.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecebba',
500: '#e2e39c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e39c; $custom-light: #ecebba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e39c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 227,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.845,
"s": 55.906,
"l": 75.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89858,
"c": 0.09096,
"h": 108.8
},
"luminance": 0.73507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E39C
secondary
#6867BC
accent
#22C324
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#161611
muted
#858481