#E3D86D#E3D86D
#E3D86D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.665; OKLCH L 87.0% C 0.129 H 103.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3D86D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 216, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 68%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 52%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 52%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.28, -10.02, 53.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.28, 54.39, 100.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.96% -0.03 0.1258) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.96% 0.129 103.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9965, 66.5487, 24.2025) |
| Luminance | 0.6655 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.42
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.81
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.18
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.26
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.36
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3D86D #6D78E3
analogous
#E39D6D #E3D86D #B3E36D
triadic
#E3D86D #6DE3D8 #D86DE3
tetradic
#E3D86D #6DE39D #6D78E3 #E36DB3
square
#E3D86D #6DE39D #6D78E3 #E36DB3
split-complementary
#E3D86D #6DB3E3 #9D6DE3
monochromatic
#B3A622 #D9CA3A #E3D86D #EDE6A0 #F7F3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#E3D86D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.31
#E3D86D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3D86D
14.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3D86D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3D86D | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.31 | 14.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D263
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD872
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2CCC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3d86d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 216, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.0% 0.129 103.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eee399',
500: '#e3d86d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3d86d; $custom-light: #eee399; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3d86d",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 216,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.407,
"s": 67.816,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8696,
"c": 0.12934,
"h": 103.4
},
"luminance": 0.66547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3D86D
secondary
#404BB4
accent
#27D016
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F