#E6D46D#E6D46D
#E6D46D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.650; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.126 H 99.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D46D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 212, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 71%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 52.6%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.49, -6.78, 52.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.49, 53.04, 97.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.4% -0.0209 0.1239) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.4% 0.126 99.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9389, 65.0163, 23.9098) |
| Luminance | 0.6501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.42
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.55
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.97
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.48
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.54
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D46D #6D7FE6
analogous
#E6986D #E6D46D #BCE66D
triadic
#E6D46D #6DE6D4 #D46DE6
tetradic
#E6D46D #6DE698 #6D7FE6 #E66DBC
square
#E6D46D #6DE698 #6D7FE6 #E66DBC
split-complementary
#E6D46D #6DBCE6 #986DE6
monochromatic
#B9A220 #DDC539 #E6D46D #EFE3A1 #F8F3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E6D46D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.00
#E6D46D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D46D
14.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D46D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D46D | 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)
#E5CF64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD672
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C7BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d46d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 212, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.126 99.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e199',
500: '#e6d46d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d46d; $custom-light: #f0e199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d46d",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 212,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.074,
"s": 70.76,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86399,
"c": 0.12564,
"h": 99.6
},
"luminance": 0.65014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D46D
secondary
#3E51B9
accent
#2FD313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F