#E6DA8A#E6DA8A
#E6DA8A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.688; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.101 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6DA8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 218, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 65%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 40%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 40%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.41, -7.09, 40.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.41, 41.44, 99.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.04% -0.019 0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.04% 0.101 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.2932, 68.8026, 34.0386) |
| Luminance | 0.6880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.01
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.89
Sand (survey)
#E2CA76
ΔE00 4.84
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.97
Vanilla
#F3E5AB
ΔE00 5.23
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6DA8A #8A96E6
analogous
#E6AC8A #E6DA8A #C4E68A
triadic
#E6DA8A #8AE6DA #DA8AE6
tetradic
#E6DA8A #8AE6AC #8A96E6 #E68AC4
square
#E6DA8A #8AE6AC #8A96E6 #E68AC4
split-complementary
#E6DA8A #8AC4E6 #AC8AE6
monochromatic
#CAB62B #DBCA58 #E6DA8A #F1EABC #FAF7E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#E6DA8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.76
#E6DA8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6DA8A
14.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6DA8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6DA8A | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.76 | 14.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E8D584
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ECDB8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3D0C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6da8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 218, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.101 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe5ad',
500: '#e6da8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6da8a; $custom-light: #efe5ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6da8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 218,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.174,
"s": 64.789,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88035,
"c": 0.10148,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.68801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6DA8A
secondary
#5563BF
accent
#30CD19
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171510
muted
#858481