#E5D66A#E5D66A
#E5D66A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.658; OKLCH L 86.7% C 0.130 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5D66A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 214, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 54%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 53.7%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.89, -8.44, 54.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.89, 55.10, 98.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.69% -0.0259 0.1276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.69% 0.13 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9631, 65.7939, 23.2265) |
| Luminance | 0.6579 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.94
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.14
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.57
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.70
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.89
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5D66A #6A79E5
analogous
#E5986A #E5D66A #B6E56A
triadic
#E5D66A #6AE5D6 #D66AE5
tetradic
#E5D66A #6AE598 #6A79E5 #E56AB6
square
#E5D66A #6AE598 #6A79E5 #E56AB6
split-complementary
#E5D66A #6AB6E5 #986AE5
monochromatic
#B5A320 #DCC836 #E5D66A #EEE49E #F7F3D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#E5D66A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.16
#E5D66A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5D66A
14.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5D66A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5D66A | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.16 | 14.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D060
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD76F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5d66a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 214, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.7% 0.130 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e297',
500: '#e5d66a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5d66a; $custom-light: #f0e297; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5d66a",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 214,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.683,
"s": 70.286,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86685,
"c": 0.13023,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.65792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5D66A
secondary
#3E4CB5
accent
#2BD213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F