#E5E06E#E5E06E
#E5E06E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.711; OKLCH L 88.8% C 0.136 H 106.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5E06E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 224, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 70%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 52%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 52%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.53, -13.13, 55.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.53, 57.21, 103.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.8% -0.0389 0.1307) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.8% 0.136 106.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.7849, 71.0969, 25.2173) |
| Luminance | 0.7109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.93
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.00
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.37
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.48
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.87
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5E06E #6E73E5
analogous
#E5A56E #E5E06E #AFE56E
triadic
#E5E06E #6EE5E0 #E06EE5
tetradic
#E5E06E #6EE5A5 #6E73E5 #E56EAF
square
#E5E06E #6EE5A5 #6E73E5 #E56EAF
split-complementary
#E5E06E #6EAFE5 #A56EE5
monochromatic
#B8B121 #DCD53A #E5E06E #EEEBA2 #F8F6D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#E5E06E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.22
#E5E06E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5E06E
15.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5E06E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5E06E | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.22 | 15.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F0D963
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F3DE74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3D4C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5e06e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 224, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.8% 0.136 106.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe99b',
500: '#e5e06e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5e06e; $custom-light: #efe99b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5e06e",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 224,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.479,
"s": 69.591,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88797,
"c": 0.13637,
"h": 106.6
},
"luminance": 0.71095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5E06E
secondary
#3F44B8
accent
#1CD214
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F