#E2EC97#E2EC97
#E2EC97 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.784; OKLCH L 91.6% C 0.108 H 114.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2EC97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 236, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(67, 69%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(67, 36%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.2%, 0%, 36%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.96, -16.17, 40.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.96, 43.27, 111.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.64% -0.044 0.0987) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.64% 0.108 114) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.9457, 78.3948, 40.8772) |
| Luminance | 0.7839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.70
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.09
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.41
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.48
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.51
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2EC97 #A197EC
analogous
#ECCB97 #E2EC97 #B7EC97
triadic
#E2EC97 #97E2EC #EC97E2
tetradic
#E2EC97 #97ECCB #A197EC #EC97B7
square
#E2EC97 #97ECCB #A197EC #EC97B7
split-complementary
#E2EC97 #97B7EC #CB97EC
monochromatic
#C5D930 #D4E363 #E2EC97 #F0F5CB #F8FAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#E2EC97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.68
#E2EC97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2EC97
16.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2EC97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2EC97 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.68 | 16.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E491
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E69B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ECE3D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ec97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 236, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.6% 0.108 114.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecf2b6',
500: '#e2ec97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ec97; $custom-light: #ecf2b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ec97",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 236,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.059,
"s": 69.106,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91638,
"c": 0.10805,
"h": 114
},
"luminance": 0.78394
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2EC97
secondary
#6C60C8
accent
#14D12B
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#161611
muted
#858581