#E6D658#E6D658
#E6D658 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.656; OKLCH L 86.6% C 0.146 H 102.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D658 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 214, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 74%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 62%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 61.7%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.80, -9.32, 62.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.80, 63.09, 98.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.58% -0.0305 0.1425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.58% 0.146 102.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.4434, 65.6230, 18.8186) |
| Luminance | 0.6562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 1.56
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.10
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.58
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.79
Light Gold
#FDDC5C
ΔE00 4.85
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D658 #5868E6
analogous
#E68F58 #E6D658 #AFE658
triadic
#E6D658 #58E6D6 #D658E6
tetradic
#E6D658 #58E68F #5868E6 #E658AF
square
#E6D658 #58E68F #5868E6 #E658AF
split-complementary
#E6D658 #58AFE6 #8F58E6
monochromatic
#AA9A19 #DEC923 #E6D658 #EEE38D #F6F0C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.49
#E6D658 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.12
#E6D658 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D658
14.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D658 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D658 | 1.00 | 1.49 | 14.12 | 14.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D049
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDD75F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6C8BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d658; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 214, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.6% 0.146 102.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e28c',
500: '#e6d658',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d658; $custom-light: #f1e28c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d658",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 214,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.239,
"s": 73.958,
"l": 62.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8658,
"c": 0.14568,
"h": 102.1
},
"luminance": 0.65621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D658
secondary
#3744AC
accent
#26D60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F