#E5D26D#E5D26D
#E5D26D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.639; OKLCH L 85.9% C 0.124 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5D26D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 210, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 52%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 52.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.89, -6.17, 51.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.89, 52.24, 96.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.9% -0.0191 0.1223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.9% 0.124 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.1219, 63.8576, 23.7292) |
| Luminance | 0.6385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.48
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.43
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.00
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.46
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.53
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5D26D #6D80E5
analogous
#E5966D #E5D26D #BCE56D
triadic
#E5D26D #6DE5D2 #D26DE5
tetradic
#E5D26D #6DE596 #6D80E5 #E56DBC
square
#E5D26D #6DE596 #6D80E5 #E56DBC
split-complementary
#E5D26D #6DBCE5 #966DE5
monochromatic
#B79F21 #DCC239 #E5D26D #EEE2A1 #F8F2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#E5D26D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.77
#E5D26D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5D26D
13.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5D26D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5D26D | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.77 | 13.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CD64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E8D471
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5d26d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 210, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.9% 0.124 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdf99',
500: '#e5d26d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5d26d; $custom-light: #efdf99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5d26d",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 210,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.5,
"s": 69.767,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85903,
"c": 0.12379,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.63855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5D26D
secondary
#3F52B7
accent
#32D214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F