#E5DB5D#E5DB5D
#E5DB5D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.681; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.146 H 104.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5DB5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 219, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 72%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 59.4%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.06, -11.91, 61.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.06, 62.74, 100.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.58% -0.0373 0.1415) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.58% 0.146 104.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6224, 68.1134, 20.3603) |
| Luminance | 0.6811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.15
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.35
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.57
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.83
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.85
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5DB5D #5D67E5
analogous
#E5975D #E5DB5D #ABE55D
triadic
#E5DB5D #5DE5DB #DB5DE5
tetradic
#E5DB5D #5DE597 #5D67E5 #E55DAB
square
#E5DB5D #5DE597 #5D67E5 #E55DAB
split-complementary
#E5DB5D #5DABE5 #975DE5
monochromatic
#ACA11C #DDCF28 #E5DB5D #EDE792 #F6F2C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#E5DB5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.62
#E5DB5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5DB5D
14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5DB5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5DB5D | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.62 | 14.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD44F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DA64
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5CEC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5db5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 219, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.146 104.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e590',
500: '#e5db5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5db5d; $custom-light: #f0e590; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5db5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 219,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.588,
"s": 72.34,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87575,
"c": 0.1463,
"h": 104.8
},
"luminance": 0.68111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5DB5D
secondary
#3941AD
accent
#1FD411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF4
border
#D6D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F