#E6DB4C#E6DB4C
#E6DB4C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.680; OKLCH L 87.5% C 0.159 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6DB4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 219, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 75%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 67%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 67%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.01, -12.53, 68.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.01, 69.66, 100.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.51% -0.0409 0.1536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.51% 0.159 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2715, 68.0100, 16.8412) |
| Luminance | 0.6801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.24
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 3.27
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.32
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.97
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.00
Banana
#FFE135
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6DB4C #4C57E6
analogous
#E68E4C #E6DB4C #A4E64C
triadic
#E6DB4C #4CE6DB #DB4CE6
tetradic
#E6DB4C #4CE68E #4C57E6 #E64CA4
square
#E6DB4C #4CE68E #4C57E6 #E64CA4
split-complementary
#E6DB4C #4CA4E6 #8E4CE6
monochromatic
#A19717 #D7CA1E #E6DB4C #EDE682 #F5F1B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.44
#E6DB4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.60
#E6DB4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6DB4C
14.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6DB4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6DB4C | 1.00 | 1.44 | 14.60 | 14.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EED338
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DA55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F7CDBE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D7D7D7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6db4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 219, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.5% 0.159 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e586',
500: '#e6db4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6db4c; $custom-light: #f1e586; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6db4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 219,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.714,
"s": 75.49,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87511,
"c": 0.15896,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.68008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6DB4C
secondary
#333BA4
accent
#43F236
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF3
border
#D7D5CD
text
#17150C
muted
#85847F