#E5EC86#E5EC86
#E5EC86 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.784; OKLCH L 91.6% C 0.126 H 112.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E5EC86 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(229, 236, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 73%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 43%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3%, 0%, 43.2%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.95, -16.86, 48.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.95, 51.33, 109.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.61% -0.0473 0.1168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.61% 0.126 112.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.6126, 78.3713, 34.1677) |
| Luminance | 0.7837 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 4.25
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.55
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 4.86
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.93
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.05
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E5EC86 #8D86EC
analogous
#ECC086 #E5EC86 #B2EC86
triadic
#E5EC86 #86E5EC #EC86E5
tetradic
#E5EC86 #86ECC0 #8D86EC #EC86B2
square
#E5EC86 #86ECC0 #8D86EC #EC86B2
split-complementary
#E5EC86 #86B2EC #C086EC
monochromatic
#CAD622 #DAE451 #E5EC86 #F0F4BB #F9FBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#E5EC86 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.67
#E5EC86 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E5EC86
16.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E5EC86 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E5EC86 | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.67 | 16.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAE47E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE68B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1E1D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e5ec86; /* rgb */ color: rgb(229, 236, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.6% 0.126 112.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eff2ab',
500: '#e5ec86',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e5ec86; $custom-light: #eff2ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e5ec86",
"rgb": {
"r": 229,
"g": 236,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.118,
"s": 72.857,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91608,
"c": 0.12598,
"h": 112.1
},
"luminance": 0.7837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E5EC86
secondary
#5850C6
accent
#11D51E
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF7
border
#D6D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858581