#E5EC6F#E5EC6F
#E5EC6F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.778; OKLCH L 91.3% C 0.148 H 111.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5EC6F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 236, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 77%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 53%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 53%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.69, -18.94, 58.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.69, 61.86, 107.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.32% -0.0554 0.1377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.32% 0.148 111.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.1792, 77.7979, 26.6188) |
| Luminance | 0.7780 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 3.96
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.02
Faded Yellow
#FEFF7F
ΔE00 4.41
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.50
Butter
#FFFF81
ΔE00 4.51
Custard
#FFFD78
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5EC6F #766FEC
analogous
#ECB46F #E5EC6F #A6EC6F
triadic
#E5EC6F #6FE5EC #EC6FE5
tetradic
#E5EC6F #6FECB4 #766FEC #EC6FA6
square
#E5EC6F #6FECB4 #766FEC #EC6FA6
split-complementary
#E5EC6F #6FA6EC #B46FEC
monochromatic
#BDC61A #DBE539 #E5EC6F #EFF3A5 #F9FADB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#E5EC6F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.56
#E5EC6F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5EC6F
16.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5EC6F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5EC6F | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.56 | 16.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FCE363
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FCE676
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2E0D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5ec6f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 236, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.3% 0.148 111.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eff29c',
500: '#e5ec6f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5ec6f; $custom-light: #eff29c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5ec6f",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 236,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.36,
"s": 76.687,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91315,
"c": 0.14842,
"h": 111.9
},
"luminance": 0.77797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5EC6F
secondary
#433BC4
accent
#0DD918
background
#FFFFFC
surface
#FEFEF5
border
#D6D6CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85857F