#E6D46C#E6D46C
#E6D46C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.127 H 99.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D46C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 212, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 71%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 53%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.48, -6.86, 53.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.48, 53.50, 97.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.39% -0.0212 0.1248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.39% 0.127 99.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.8853, 64.9949, 23.6279) |
| Luminance | 0.6499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.49
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.43
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.06
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.51
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.51
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D46C #6C7EE6
analogous
#E6976C #E6D46C #BBE66C
triadic
#E6D46C #6CE6D4 #D46CE6
tetradic
#E6D46C #6CE697 #6C7EE6 #E66CBB
square
#E6D46C #6CE697 #6C7EE6 #E66CBB
split-complementary
#E6D46C #6CBBE6 #976CE6
monochromatic
#B8A21F #DDC538 #E6D46C #EFE3A0 #F8F3D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E6D46C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.00
#E6D46C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D46C
14.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D46C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D46C | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.00 | 14.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CF62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD671
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d46c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 212, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.127 99.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e199',
500: '#e6d46c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d46c; $custom-light: #f0e199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d46c",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 212,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.148,
"s": 70.93,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86387,
"c": 0.12657,
"h": 99.7
},
"luminance": 0.64993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D46C
secondary
#3E50B8
accent
#2FD313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F