#E2E469#E2E469
#E2E469 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.727; OKLCH L 89.3% C 0.146 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E469 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 228, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 69%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 54%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 53.9%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.29, -16.71, 58.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.29, 61.09, 105.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.33% -0.0495 0.1369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.33% 0.146 109.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.6588, 72.6770, 24.1419) |
| Luminance | 0.7268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.58
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.66
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.04
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.20
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.25
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E469 #6B69E4
analogous
#E4A969 #E2E469 #A4E469
triadic
#E2E469 #69E2E4 #E469E2
tetradic
#E2E469 #69E4A9 #6B69E4 #E469A4
square
#E2E469 #69E4A9 #6B69E4 #E469A4
split-complementary
#E2E469 #69A4E4 #A969E4
monochromatic
#B0B220 #D8DB35 #E2E469 #ECED9D #F6F7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E2E469 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.54
#E2E469 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E469
15.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E469 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E469 | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.54 | 15.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5DF70
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D8C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e469; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 228, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.3% 0.146 109.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edec98',
500: '#e2e469',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e469; $custom-light: #edec98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e469",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 228,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.976,
"s": 69.492,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89329,
"c": 0.14554,
"h": 109.9
},
"luminance": 0.72675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E469
secondary
#403EB3
accent
#14D117
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F