#E2E989#E2E989
#E2E989 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.763; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.120 H 112.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E989 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 233, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 69%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 41%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 41.2%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.98, -16.24, 45.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.98, 48.57, 109.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.79% -0.0452 0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.79% 0.12 112.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.0191, 76.2537, 34.9554) |
| Luminance | 0.7625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.74
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.40
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.22
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.63
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.76
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E989 #9089E9
analogous
#E9C089 #E2E989 #B2E989
triadic
#E2E989 #89E2E9 #E989E2
tetradic
#E2E989 #89E9C0 #9089E9 #E989B2
square
#E2E989 #89E9C0 #9089E9 #E989B2
split-complementary
#E2E989 #89B2E9 #C089E9
monochromatic
#C4D127 #D5DF55 #E2E989 #EFF3BD #F9FAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#E2E989 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.25
#E2E989 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E989
16.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E989 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E989 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.25 | 16.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F6E181
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E48D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EDDFD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e989; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 233, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.120 112.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecf0ad',
500: '#e2e989',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e989; $custom-light: #ecf0ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e989",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 233,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.375,
"s": 68.571,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90791,
"c": 0.11972,
"h": 112.2
},
"luminance": 0.76253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E989
secondary
#5C53C3
accent
#15D123
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF7
border
#D6D6D0
text
#161610
muted
#858581