#E6D470#E6D470
#E6D470 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.651; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.123 H 99.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D470 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 212, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 70%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 51%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 51.3%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.53, -6.53, 51.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.53, 51.64, 97.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.44% -0.0198 0.1212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.44% 0.123 99.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.1031, 65.0820, 24.7749) |
| Luminance | 0.6508 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.24
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.68
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.91
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.35
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.64
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D470 #7082E6
analogous
#E69970 #E6D470 #BDE670
triadic
#E6D470 #70E6D4 #D470E6
tetradic
#E6D470 #70E699 #7082E6 #E670BD
square
#E6D470 #70E699 #7082E6 #E670BD
split-complementary
#E6D470 #70BDE6 #9970E6
monochromatic
#BBA321 #DDC43C #E6D470 #EFE4A4 #F8F3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E6D470 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.02
#E6D470 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D470
14.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D470 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D470 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.02 | 14.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5CF67
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD674
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5C8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d470; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 212, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.123 99.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e19b',
500: '#e6d470',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d470; $custom-light: #f0e19b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d470",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 212,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.847,
"s": 70.238,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86437,
"c": 0.12277,
"h": 99.3
},
"luminance": 0.6508
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D470
secondary
#4052BB
accent
#30D213
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F