#E6D57A#E6D57A
#E6D57A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.658; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.114 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D57A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 213, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 68%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 47%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 47%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.90, -6.15, 46.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.90, 47.26, 97.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.78% -0.0177 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.78% 0.114 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.9419, 65.8187, 27.9554) |
| Luminance | 0.6582 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.22
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.29
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.08
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.28
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 5.08
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D57A #7A8BE6
analogous
#E69F7A #E6D57A #C1E67A
triadic
#E6D57A #7AE6D5 #D57AE6
tetradic
#E6D57A #7AE69F #7A8BE6 #E67AC1
square
#E6D57A #7AE69F #7A8BE6 #E67AC1
split-complementary
#E6D57A #7AC1E6 #9F7AE6
monochromatic
#C1A924 #DCC546 #E6D57A #F0E5AE #F9F6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#E6D57A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.16
#E6D57A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D57A
14.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D57A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D57A | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.16 | 14.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5D072
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EAD77E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4C9BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d57a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 213, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.114 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e1a2',
500: '#e6d57a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d57a; $custom-light: #f0e1a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d57a",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 213,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.556,
"s": 68.354,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86775,
"c": 0.11372,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.65817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D57A
secondary
#4659BE
accent
#33D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480