#E2E686#E2E686
#E2E686 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.745; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.119 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E686 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 230, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 66%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 42%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 41.7%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.15, -15.07, 46.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.15, 48.60, 108.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.12% -0.0421 0.1117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.12% 0.119 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.9648, 74.4848, 33.5570) |
| Luminance | 0.7448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.74
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.42
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.14
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.49
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E686 #8A86E6
analogous
#E6BA86 #E2E686 #B2E686
triadic
#E2E686 #86E2E6 #E686E2
tetradic
#E2E686 #86E6BA #8A86E6 #E686B2
square
#E2E686 #86E6BA #8A86E6 #E686B2
split-complementary
#E2E686 #86B2E6 #BA86E6
monochromatic
#C2C829 #D6DC53 #E2E686 #EEF0B9 #F9FAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#E2E686 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.90
#E2E686 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E686
15.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E686 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E686 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.90 | 15.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DE7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E18A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EEDCCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e686; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 230, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.119 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecedab',
500: '#e2e686',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e686; $custom-light: #ecedab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e686",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 230,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.5,
"s": 65.753,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9012,
"c": 0.11934,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.74484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E686
secondary
#5651BF
accent
#18CE1F
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161610
muted
#858481