#E5D66C#E5D66C
#E5D66C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.658; OKLCH L 86.7% C 0.128 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5D66C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 214, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 52.8%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.91, -8.28, 53.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.91, 54.18, 98.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.71% -0.0253 0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.71% 0.128 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.0683, 65.8360, 23.7806) |
| Luminance | 0.6583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.99
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.16
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.54
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.66
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.83
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5D66C #6C7BE5
analogous
#E5996C #E5D66C #B7E56C
triadic
#E5D66C #6CE5D6 #D66CE5
tetradic
#E5D66C #6CE599 #6C7BE5 #E56CB7
square
#E5D66C #6CE599 #6C7BE5 #E56CB7
split-complementary
#E5D66C #6CB7E5 #996CE5
monochromatic
#B6A420 #DCC738 #E5D66C #EEE5A0 #F7F3D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#E5D66C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.17
#E5D66C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5D66C
14.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5D66C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5D66C | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.17 | 14.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7D062
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD771
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C9BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5d66c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 214, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.7% 0.128 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e299',
500: '#e5d66c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5d66c; $custom-light: #f0e299; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5d66c",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 214,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.562,
"s": 69.942,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86709,
"c": 0.12837,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.65834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5D66C
secondary
#3F4DB7
accent
#2BD214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F