#E2E993#E2E993
#E2E993 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.766; OKLCH L 90.9% C 0.109 H 112.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E993 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 233, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 66%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 37%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 36.9%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.12, -15.15, 41.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.12, 43.74, 110.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.95% -0.0413 0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.95% 0.109 112.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.7699, 76.5541, 38.9098) |
| Luminance | 0.7655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 2.56
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.59
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.16
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.22
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 5.44
Greenish Beige
#C9D179
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E993 #9A93E9
analogous
#E9C593 #E2E993 #B7E993
triadic
#E2E993 #93E2E9 #E993E2
tetradic
#E2E993 #93E9C5 #9A93E9 #E993B7
square
#E2E993 #93E9C5 #9A93E9 #E993B7
split-complementary
#E2E993 #93B7E9 #C593E9
monochromatic
#C7D42D #D4DF60 #E2E993 #F0F3C6 #F8FAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#E2E993 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.31
#E2E993 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E993
16.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E993 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E993 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.31 | 16.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F5E28D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E497
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECE0D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e993; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 233, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.9% 0.109 112.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecf0b4',
500: '#e2e993',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e993; $custom-light: #ecf0b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e993",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 233,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.884,
"s": 66.154,
"l": 74.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90947,
"c": 0.10875,
"h": 112.3
},
"luminance": 0.76553
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E993
secondary
#655DC3
accent
#17CE26
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#161611
muted
#858581