#E2E460#E2E460
#E2E460 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.725; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.153 H 110.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E460 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 228, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 71%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 58%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 57.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.21, -17.37, 62.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.21, 64.97, 105.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.24% -0.0523 0.1441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.24% 0.153 110) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.2205, 72.5016, 21.8333) |
| Luminance | 0.7250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.35
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.64
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.04
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.04
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.09
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E460 #6260E4
analogous
#E4A460 #E2E460 #A0E460
triadic
#E2E460 #60E2E4 #E460E2
tetradic
#E2E460 #60E4A4 #6260E4 #E460A0
square
#E2E460 #60E4A4 #6260E4 #E460A0
split-complementary
#E2E460 #60A0E4 #A460E4
monochromatic
#AAAC1D #D8DB2C #E2E460 #ECED94 #F5F6C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E2E460 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.50
#E2E460 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E460
15.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E460 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E460 | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.50 | 15.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB51
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6DF68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D7C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e460; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 228, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.153 110.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeec92',
500: '#e2e460',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e460; $custom-light: #eeec92; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e460",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 228,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.909,
"s": 70.968,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89235,
"c": 0.15325,
"h": 110
},
"luminance": 0.725
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E460
secondary
#3C3AAE
accent
#13D315
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F