#E2ED99#E2ED99
#E2ED99 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.790; OKLCH L 91.9% C 0.107 H 114.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E2ED99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 237, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 70%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 35%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.6%, 0%, 35.4%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.25, -16.42, 39.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.25, 42.79, 112.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.88% -0.0446 0.0973) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.88% 0.107 114.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.3983, 79.0377, 41.8361) |
| Luminance | 0.7904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 1.36
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 5.06
Creme
#FFFFB6
ΔE00 5.41
Light Beige
#FFFEB6
ΔE00 5.49
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.64
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E2ED99 #A499ED
analogous
#EDCE99 #E2ED99 #B8ED99
triadic
#E2ED99 #99E2ED #ED99E2
tetradic
#E2ED99 #99EDCE #A499ED #ED99B8
square
#E2ED99 #99EDCE #A499ED #ED99B8
split-complementary
#E2ED99 #99B8ED #CE99ED
monochromatic
#C4DB31 #D3E465 #E2ED99 #F1F6CD #F8FAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.25
#E2ED99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.81
#E2ED99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E2ED99
16.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E2ED99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E2ED99 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 16.81 | 16.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F8E593
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F8E79D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EBE4D8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E6E6E6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e2ed99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 237, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.9% 0.107 114.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ecf2b8',
500: '#e2ed99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e2ed99; $custom-light: #ecf2b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e2ed99",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 237,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.857,
"s": 70,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9188,
"c": 0.10708,
"h": 114.6
},
"luminance": 0.79037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E2ED99
secondary
#6F61C9
accent
#14D22C
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#161711
muted
#858581