#E2E8A2#E2E8A2
#E2E8A2 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.765; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.090 H 112.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E8A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 232, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 60%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 30%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.6%, 0%, 30.2%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.09, -12.85, 33.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.09, 35.85, 111.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91% -0.034 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91% 0.09 112.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.7423, 76.4914, 45.4237) |
| Luminance | 0.7649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.78
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 3.68
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.13
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.25
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.31
Cream (survey)
#FFFFC2
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E8A2 #A8A2E8
analogous
#E8CBA2 #E2E8A2 #BFE8A2
triadic
#E2E8A2 #A2E2E8 #E8A2E2
tetradic
#E2E8A2 #A2E8CB #A8A2E8 #E8A2BF
square
#E2E8A2 #A2E8CB #A8A2E8 #E8A2BF
split-complementary
#E2E8A2 #A2BFE8 #CBA2E8
monochromatic
#C3D040 #D3DC71 #E2E8A2 #F1F4D3 #F7F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#E2E8A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.30
#E2E8A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E8A2
16.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E8A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E8A2 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.30 | 16.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2E29D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2E4A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBE0D6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e8a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 232, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.090 112.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecefbe',
500: '#e2e8a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e8a2; $custom-light: #ecefbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e8a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 232,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 65.143,
"s": 60.345,
"l": 77.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91,
"c": 0.09014,
"h": 112.2
},
"luminance": 0.76491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E8A2
secondary
#736BC3
accent
#1DC82C
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#161612
muted
#858582