#E6D15F#E6D15F
#E6D15F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.632; OKLCH L 85.6% C 0.136 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D15F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 209, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 73%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 59%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 58.7%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.58, -6.32, 57.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.58, 58.33, 96.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.63% -0.0211 0.134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.63% 0.136 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5014, 63.2526, 20.0044) |
| Luminance | 0.6325 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.00
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.46
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 3.76
Maize
#F4D054
ΔE00 4.10
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.22
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D15F #5F74E6
analogous
#E68D5F #E6D15F #B7E65F
triadic
#E6D15F #5FE6D1 #D15FE6
tetradic
#E6D15F #5FE68D #5F74E6 #E65FB7
square
#E6D15F #5FE68D #5F74E6 #E65FB7
split-complementary
#E6D15F #5FB7E6 #8D5FE6
monochromatic
#AF981B #DEC22A #E6D15F #EEE094 #F7EFC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.54
#E6D15F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.65
#E6D15F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D15F
13.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D15F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D15F | 1.00 | 1.54 | 13.65 | 13.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3CC53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D465
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6C3B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D0D0D0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d15f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 209, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.6% 0.136 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1de90',
500: '#e6d15f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d15f; $custom-light: #f1de90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d15f",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 209,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.667,
"s": 72.973,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85626,
"c": 0.13564,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.6325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D15F
secondary
#394CB0
accent
#2FD510
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F