#E2E471#E2E471
#E2E471 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.728; OKLCH L 89.4% C 0.138 H 109.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E471 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 228, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 68%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 50%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.9%, 0%, 50.4%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.38, -16.06, 55.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.38, 57.52, 106.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.42% -0.0468 0.13) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.42% 0.138 109.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.0895, 72.8492, 26.4102) |
| Luminance | 0.7285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.61
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.73
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 5.12
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.21
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.22
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E471 #7371E4
analogous
#E4AC71 #E2E471 #A9E471
triadic
#E2E471 #71E2E4 #E471E2
tetradic
#E2E471 #71E4AC #7371E4 #E471A9
square
#E2E471 #71E4AC #7371E4 #E471A9
split-complementary
#E2E471 #71A9E4 #AC71E4
monochromatic
#B5B823 #D7DA3E #E2E471 #EDEEA4 #F7F8D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E2E471 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.57
#E2E471 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E471
15.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E471 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E471 | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.57 | 15.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DC66
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E077
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFD8CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e471; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 228, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.4% 0.138 109.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#edec9d',
500: '#e2e471',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e471; $custom-light: #edec9d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e471",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 228,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.043,
"s": 68.047,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89421,
"c": 0.13821,
"h": 109.8
},
"luminance": 0.72848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E471
secondary
#4341B8
accent
#16D019
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F