#E6D653#E6D653
#E6D653 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.655; OKLCH L 86.5% C 0.150 H 102.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D653 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 214, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 75%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 64%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 63.9%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.76, -9.63, 64.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.76, 65.16, 98.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.53% -0.0319 0.1461) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.53% 0.15 102.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2433, 65.5430, 17.7650) |
| Luminance | 0.6554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.56
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.19
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.40
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.87
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.95
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D653 #5363E6
analogous
#E68D53 #E6D653 #ADE653
triadic
#E6D653 #53E6D6 #D653E6
tetradic
#E6D653 #53E68D #5363E6 #E653AD
square
#E6D653 #53E68D #5363E6 #E653AD
split-complementary
#E6D653 #53ADE6 #8D53E6
monochromatic
#A69718 #DCC720 #E6D653 #EEE388 #F6EFBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E6D653 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.11
#E6D653 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D653
14.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D653 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D653 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.11 | 14.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D043
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD75A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7C8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d653; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 214, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.5% 0.150 102.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e289',
500: '#e6d653',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d653; $custom-light: #f1e289; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d653",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 214,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.469,
"s": 74.619,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86534,
"c": 0.14952,
"h": 102.3
},
"luminance": 0.65541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D653
secondary
#3541A8
accent
#25D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F