#E2E56C#E2E56C
#E2E56C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.733; OKLCH L 89.6% C 0.144 H 110.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E56C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 229, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 52.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.59, -16.96, 57.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.59, 60.19, 106.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.57% -0.0499 0.135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.57% 0.144 110.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.0916, 73.2915, 25.0603) |
| Luminance | 0.7329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.55
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.85
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.03
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.17
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.19
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E56C #6F6CE5
analogous
#E5AB6C #E2E56C #A5E56C
triadic
#E2E56C #6CE2E5 #E56CE2
tetradic
#E2E56C #6CE5AB #6F6CE5 #E56CA5
square
#E2E56C #6CE5AB #6F6CE5 #E56CA5
split-complementary
#E2E56C #6CA5E5 #AB6CE5
monochromatic
#B3B620 #D8DC38 #E2E56C #ECEEA0 #F7F7D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#E2E56C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.66
#E2E56C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E56C
15.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E56C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E56C | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.66 | 15.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5DC60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E073
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F0D9CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e56c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 229, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.6% 0.144 110.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eded99',
500: '#e2e56c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e56c; $custom-light: #eded99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e56c",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 229,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.488,
"s": 69.942,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89573,
"c": 0.14394,
"h": 110.3
},
"luminance": 0.7329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E56C
secondary
#423FB7
accent
#14D218
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F