#E3DD46#E3DD46
#E3DD46 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.685; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.165 H 107.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E3DD46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(227, 221, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 74%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 69.2%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.25, -15.07, 70.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.25, 72.51, 102.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.63% -0.0485 0.1578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.63% 0.165 107.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6427, 68.4880, 15.9236) |
| Luminance | 0.6849 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 2.86
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.48
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.45
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 5.11
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.43
Sickly Yellow
#D0E429
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E3DD46 #464CE3
analogous
#E38E46 #E3DD46 #9AE346
triadic
#E3DD46 #46E3DD #DD46E3
tetradic
#E3DD46 #46E38E #464CE3 #E3469A
square
#E3DD46 #46E38E #464CE3 #E3469A
split-complementary
#E3DD46 #469AE3 #8E46E3
monochromatic
#989317 #CDC61F #E3DD46 #EBE77B #F3F1B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#E3DD46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.70
#E3DD46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E3DD46
14.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E3DD46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E3DD46 | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.70 | 14.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFD52D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DA51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3CFBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e3dd46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(227, 221, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.165 107.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe782',
500: '#e3dd46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e3dd46; $custom-light: #efe782; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e3dd46",
"rgb": {
"r": 227,
"g": 221,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.707,
"s": 73.709,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87629,
"c": 0.16506,
"h": 107.1
},
"luminance": 0.68486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E3DD46
secondary
#32369C
accent
#3EF037
background
#FFFEFB
surface
#FFFCF2
border
#D7D5CC
text
#17160B
muted
#85847E