#E2E56A#E2E56A
#E2E56A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.732; OKLCH L 89.5% C 0.146 H 110.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E56A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 229, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 54%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 53.7%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.57, -17.12, 58.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.57, 61.08, 106.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.55% -0.0505 0.1367) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.55% 0.146 110.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.9864, 73.2494, 24.5061) |
| Luminance | 0.7325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.52
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.75
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.04
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.14
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.23
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E56A #6D6AE5
analogous
#E5AA6A #E2E56A #A5E56A
triadic
#E2E56A #6AE2E5 #E56AE2
tetradic
#E2E56A #6AE5AA #6D6AE5 #E56AA5
square
#E2E56A #6AE5AA #6D6AE5 #E56AA5
split-complementary
#E2E56A #6AA5E5 #AA6AE5
monochromatic
#B1B520 #D8DC36 #E2E56A #ECEE9E #F6F7D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#E2E56A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.65
#E2E56A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E56A
15.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E56A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E56A | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.65 | 15.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DC5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E071
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D9CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e56a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 229, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.5% 0.146 110.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eded98',
500: '#e2e56a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e56a; $custom-light: #eded98; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e56a",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 229,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.463,
"s": 70.286,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8955,
"c": 0.14574,
"h": 110.3
},
"luminance": 0.73248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E56A
secondary
#413EB5
accent
#13D218
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F