#E6DD56#E6DD56
#E6DD56 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.692; OKLCH L 88.0% C 0.154 H 105.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6DD56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 221, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 74%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 63%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 62.6%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.61, -12.95, 65.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.61, 66.44, 101.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.01% -0.041 0.148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.01% 0.154 105.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.1714, 69.2099, 18.9916) |
| Luminance | 0.6921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.32
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.90
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.13
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.47
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 5.03
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6DD56 #565FE6
analogous
#E69556 #E6DD56 #A7E656
triadic
#E6DD56 #56E6DD #DD56E6
tetradic
#E6DD56 #56E695 #565FE6 #E656A7
square
#E6DD56 #56E695 #565FE6 #E656A7
split-complementary
#E6DD56 #56A7E6 #9556E6
monochromatic
#A9A019 #DED221 #E6DD56 #EEE88B #F6F2C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#E6DD56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.84
#E6DD56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6DD56
14.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6DD56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6DD56 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.84 | 14.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EFD545
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F2DC5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6CFC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6dd56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 221, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.0% 0.154 105.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e78c',
500: '#e6dd56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6dd56; $custom-light: #f1e78c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6dd56",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 221,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.25,
"s": 74.227,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88009,
"c": 0.15362,
"h": 105.5
},
"luminance": 0.69208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6DD56
secondary
#363DAA
accent
#1CD60F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17160C
muted
#85847F