#E5D663#E5D663
#E5D663 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.657; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.137 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5D663 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 214, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 71%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 57%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 56.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.82, -8.98, 57.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.82, 58.26, 98.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.61% -0.0282 0.1336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.61% 0.137 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6138, 65.6542, 21.3870) |
| Luminance | 0.6565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.27
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.72
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.34
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.82
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.92
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5D663 #6372E5
analogous
#E59563 #E5D663 #B3E563
triadic
#E5D663 #63E5D6 #D663E5
tetradic
#E5D663 #63E595 #6372E5 #E563B3
square
#E5D663 #63E595 #6372E5 #E563B3
split-complementary
#E5D663 #63B3E5 #9563E5
monochromatic
#B09F1D #DCC82F #E5D663 #EEE497 #F6F2CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E5D663 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.13
#E5D663 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5D663
14.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5D663 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5D663 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.13 | 14.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D057
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD769
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5d663; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 214, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.137 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e293',
500: '#e5d663',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5d663; $custom-light: #f0e293; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5d663",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 214,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.077,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86605,
"c": 0.13653,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.65652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5D663
secondary
#3B49B1
accent
#28D312
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F