#E6D290#E6D290
#E6D290 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.649; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.087 H 93.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D290 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 210, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 63%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 37%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 37.4%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.45, -2.35, 35.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.45, 35.34, 93.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.52% -0.0049 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.52% 0.087 93.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.7149, 64.9318, 35.7150) |
| Luminance | 0.6493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.88
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 4.05
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 4.79
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.34
Pale Peach
#FFE5AD
ΔE00 5.67
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D290 #90A4E6
analogous
#E6A790 #E6D290 #CFE690
triadic
#E6D290 #90E6D2 #D290E6
tetradic
#E6D290 #90E6A7 #90A4E6 #E690CF
square
#E6D290 #90E6A7 #90A4E6 #E690CF
split-complementary
#E6D290 #90CFE6 #A790E6
monochromatic
#CDA82E #DBBE5E #E6D290 #F1E6C2 #F9F5E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E6D290 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.99
#E6D290 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D290
13.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D290 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D290 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 13.99 | 13.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E0CF8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E5D592
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3C8C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d290; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 210, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.087 93.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efdfb1',
500: '#e6d290',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d290; $custom-light: #efdfb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d290",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 210,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.047,
"s": 63.235,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86517,
"c": 0.08725,
"h": 93.2
},
"luminance": 0.6493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D290
secondary
#5B72C0
accent
#44CB1A
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171511
muted
#858481