#E2E9BE#E2E9BE
#E2E9BE is a very light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.782; OKLCH L 91.8% C 0.057 H 115.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2E9BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 233, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(70, 49%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(70, 18%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 18.5%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.86, -9.49, 20.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.86, 22.28, 115.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.78% -0.0241 0.0517) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.78% 0.057 115) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.7963, 78.1646, 60.1155) |
| Luminance | 0.7816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Lightgoldenrodyellow
#FAFAD2
ΔE00 4.68
Eggshell (survey)
#FFFFD4
ΔE00 5.42
Cream
#FFFDD0
ΔE00 5.45
Ecru
#FEFFCA
ΔE00 5.60
Ivory (survey)
#FFFFCB
ΔE00 5.67
Lemonchiffon
#FFFACD
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2E9BE #C5BEE9
analogous
#E9DABE #E2E9BE #CCE9BE
triadic
#E2E9BE #BEE2E9 #E9BEE2
tetradic
#E2E9BE #BEE9DA #C5BEE9 #E9BECC
square
#E2E9BE #BEE9DA #C5BEE9 #E9BECC
split-complementary
#E2E9BE #BECCE9 #DABEE9
monochromatic
#B9CA63 #CEDA90 #E2E9BE #F5F7E8 #F5F7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#E2E9BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.63
#E2E9BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2E9BE
16.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2E9BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2E9BE | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.63 | 16.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0E4BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EFE5C0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E7E4DD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2e9be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 233, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.8% 0.057 115.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ebf0d1',
500: '#e2e9be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2e9be; $custom-light: #ebf0d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2e9be",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 233,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 69.767,
"s": 49.425,
"l": 82.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91776,
"c": 0.05702,
"h": 115
},
"luminance": 0.78164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2E9BE
secondary
#9187C5
accent
#29BD41
background
#FEFFFE
surface
#FDFEFB
border
#D5D6D4
text
#161614
muted
#848583