#E2E463#E2E463
#E2E463 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.726; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.151 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E463 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 228, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 70%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 57%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 56.6%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.24, -17.16, 61.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.24, 63.70, 105.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.27% -0.0514 0.1417) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.27% 0.151 109.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.3612, 72.5579, 22.5747) |
| Luminance | 0.7256 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.43
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.60
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.02
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.09
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.30
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E463 #6563E4
analogous
#E4A663 #E2E463 #A2E463
triadic
#E2E463 #63E2E4 #E463E2
tetradic
#E2E463 #63E4A6 #6563E4 #E463A2
square
#E2E463 #63E4A6 #6563E4 #E463A2
split-complementary
#E2E463 #63A2E4 #A663E4
monochromatic
#ACAE1E #D8DB2F #E2E463 #ECED97 #F5F6CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E2E463 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.51
#E2E463 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E463
15.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E463 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E463 | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.51 | 15.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6DF6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D7C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e463; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 228, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.151 109.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eeec94',
500: '#e2e463',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e463; $custom-light: #eeec94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e463",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 228,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.93,
"s": 70.492,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89265,
"c": 0.15075,
"h": 109.9
},
"luminance": 0.72556
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E463
secondary
#3D3CB0
accent
#13D316
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F