#E2E689#E2E689
#E2E689 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.746; OKLCH L 90.2% C 0.116 H 110.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E689 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 230, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 65%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 40%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 40.4%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.19, -14.76, 44.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.19, 47.16, 108.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.17% -0.0409 0.1087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.17% 0.116 110.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.1770, 74.5697, 34.6747) |
| Luminance | 0.7457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.71
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.09
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.05
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.17
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.44
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E689 #8D89E6
analogous
#E6BC89 #E2E689 #B4E689
triadic
#E2E689 #89E2E6 #E689E2
tetradic
#E2E689 #89E6BC #8D89E6 #E689B4
square
#E2E689 #89E6BC #8D89E6 #E689B4
split-complementary
#E2E689 #89B4E6 #BC89E6
monochromatic
#C3CA2B #D6DB57 #E2E689 #EEF1BC #F9FAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#E2E689 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.91
#E2E689 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E689
15.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E689 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E689 | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.91 | 15.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DE82
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4E28D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDDCCF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e689; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 230, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.2% 0.116 110.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecedad',
500: '#e2e689',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e689; $custom-light: #ecedad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e689",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 230,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.581,
"s": 65.035,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90165,
"c": 0.11612,
"h": 110.6
},
"luminance": 0.74569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E689
secondary
#5954BF
accent
#19CD20
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFDF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#161610
muted
#858481