#E6D677#E6D677
#E6D677 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.662; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.118 H 99.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D677 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 214, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 69%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 48%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 48.3%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.12, -6.93, 48.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.12, 49.08, 98.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.94% -0.0203 0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.94% 0.118 99.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0112, 66.2501, 27.0756) |
| Luminance | 0.6625 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 2.28
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.83
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.90
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.46
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.49
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D677 #7787E6
analogous
#E69E77 #E6D677 #BEE677
triadic
#E6D677 #77E6D6 #D677E6
tetradic
#E6D677 #77E69E #7787E6 #E677BE
square
#E6D677 #77E69E #7787E6 #E677BE
split-complementary
#E6D677 #77BEE6 #9E77E6
monochromatic
#BFA923 #DCC643 #E6D677 #F0E6AB #F9F5DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#E6D677 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.25
#E6D677 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D677
14.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D677 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D677 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.25 | 14.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6D16F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EBD77B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5CAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d677; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 214, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.118 99.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e2a0',
500: '#e6d677',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d677; $custom-light: #f0e2a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d677",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 214,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.351,
"s": 68.944,
"l": 68.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86937,
"c": 0.11769,
"h": 99.9
},
"luminance": 0.66248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D677
secondary
#4455BE
accent
#30D115
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150F
muted
#858480