#E2E56E#E2E56E
#E2E56E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.733; OKLCH L 89.6% C 0.142 H 110.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E56E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 229, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 52%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 52%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.61, -16.80, 56.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.61, 59.30, 106.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.6% -0.0492 0.1333) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.6% 0.142 110.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.1993, 73.3346, 25.6273) |
| Luminance | 0.7333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.58
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.96
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.04
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.05
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.16
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E56E #716EE5
analogous
#E5AD6E #E2E56E #A7E56E
triadic
#E2E56E #6EE2E5 #E56EE2
tetradic
#E2E56E #6EE5AD #716EE5 #E56EA7
square
#E2E56E #6EE5AD #716EE5 #E56EA7
split-complementary
#E2E56E #6EA7E5 #AD6EE5
monochromatic
#B4B821 #D8DC3A #E2E56E #ECEEA2 #F7F8D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.34
#E2E56E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.67
#E2E56E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E56E
15.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E56E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E56E | 1.00 | 1.34 | 15.67 | 15.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DC62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E074
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EFD9CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e56e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 229, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.6% 0.142 110.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eded9b',
500: '#e2e56e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e56e; $custom-light: #eded9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e56e",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 229,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 61.513,
"s": 69.591,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89596,
"c": 0.1421,
"h": 110.3
},
"luminance": 0.73333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E56E
secondary
#423FB8
accent
#14D219
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F