#E6D686#E6D686
#E6D686 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.666; OKLCH L 87.2% C 0.102 H 98.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6D686 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 214, 134) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 66%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 42%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 41.7%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.32, -5.48, 41.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.32, 41.80, 97.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.16% -0.0147 0.1009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.16% 0.102 98.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.9841, 66.6393, 32.1999) |
| Luminance | 0.6664 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.24
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 3.50
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.01
Wheat (survey)
#FBDD7E
ΔE00 4.78
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.61
Beige (survey)
#E6DAA6
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6D686 #8696E6
analogous
#E6A686 #E6D686 #C6E686
triadic
#E6D686 #86E6D6 #D686E6
tetradic
#E6D686 #86E6A6 #8696E6 #E686C6
square
#E6D686 #86E6A6 #8696E6 #E686C6
split-complementary
#E6D686 #86C6E6 #A686E6
monochromatic
#C8AE29 #DCC553 #E6D686 #F0E7B9 #FAF6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#E6D686 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.33
#E6D686 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6D686
14.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6D686 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6D686 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.33 | 14.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4D280
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E9D889
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3CBC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6d686; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 214, 134); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.2% 0.102 98.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe2aa',
500: '#e6d686',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6d686; $custom-light: #efe2aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6d686",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 214,
"b": 134
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50,
"s": 65.753,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87158,
"c": 0.10196,
"h": 98.3
},
"luminance": 0.66637
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6D686
secondary
#5164BF
accent
#36CE18
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171510
muted
#858481