#E6D55D#E6D55D
#E6D55D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.652; OKLCH L 86.4% C 0.141 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D55D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 213, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 73%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 60%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 59.6%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.59, -8.49, 60.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.59, 60.60, 98.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.42% -0.0276 0.138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.42% 0.141 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.4053, 65.2041, 19.8630) |
| Luminance | 0.6520 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.89
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.97
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.03
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.63
Light Mustard
#F7D560
ΔE00 4.65
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D55D #5D6EE6
analogous
#E6905D #E6D55D #B2E65D
triadic
#E6D55D #5DE6D5 #D55DE6
tetradic
#E6D55D #5DE690 #5D6EE6 #E65DB2
square
#E6D55D #5DE690 #5D6EE6 #E65DB2
split-complementary
#E6D55D #5DB2E6 #905DE6
monochromatic
#AE9C1B #DEC728 #E6D55D #EEE392 #F6F0C7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.50
#E6D55D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.04
#E6D55D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D55D
14.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D55D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D55D | 1.00 | 1.50 | 14.04 | 14.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7CF50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECD663
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6C7BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D3D3D3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d55d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 213, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.4% 0.141 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e18f',
500: '#e6d55d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d55d; $custom-light: #f1e18f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d55d",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 213,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.555,
"s": 73.262,
"l": 63.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86424,
"c": 0.14076,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.65202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D55D
secondary
#3847AF
accent
#29D510
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150D
muted
#85847F