#E2E593#E2E593
#E2E593 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.743; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.104 H 110.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E593 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 229, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(62, 61%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(62, 36%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 35.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.07, -13.17, 39.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.07, 41.81, 108.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.12% -0.0357 0.0975) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.12% 0.104 110.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.6504, 74.3150, 38.5366) |
| Luminance | 0.7431 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.45
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.87
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.57
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.07
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.19
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E593 #9693E5
analogous
#E5BF93 #E2E593 #B9E593
triadic
#E2E593 #93E2E5 #E593E2
tetradic
#E2E593 #93E5BF #9693E5 #E593B9
square
#E2E593 #93E5BF #9693E5 #E593B9
split-complementary
#E2E593 #93B9E5 #BF93E5
monochromatic
#C7CC31 #D5D962 #E2E593 #EFF1C4 #F8F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#E2E593 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.86
#E2E593 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E593
15.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E593 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E593 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.86 | 15.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DE8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E197
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECDCD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e593; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 229, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.104 110.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecedb3',
500: '#e2e593',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e593; $custom-light: #ecedb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e593",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 229,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.195,
"s": 61.194,
"l": 73.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90116,
"c": 0.10383,
"h": 110.1
},
"luminance": 0.74314
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E593
secondary
#615EBE
accent
#1DC923
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF8
border
#D6D5D1
text
#161611
muted
#858481