#E6DD7A#E6DD7A
#E6DD7A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 88.4% C 0.122 H 104.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6DD7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 221, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 68%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 47%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 47%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.97, -10.19, 49.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.97, 50.42, 101.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.41% -0.0294 0.1179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.41% 0.122 104) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.0039, 69.9429, 28.6427) |
| Luminance | 0.6994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 2.58
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.88
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.53
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.11
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.32
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6DD7A #7A83E6
analogous
#E6A77A #E6DD7A #B9E67A
triadic
#E6DD7A #7AE6DD #DD7AE6
tetradic
#E6DD7A #7AE6A7 #7A83E6 #E67AB9
square
#E6DD7A #7AE6A7 #7A83E6 #E67AB9
split-complementary
#E6DD7A #7AB9E6 #A77AE6
monochromatic
#C1B424 #DCD046 #E6DD7A #F0EAAE #F9F7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#E6DD7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#E6DD7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6DD7A
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6DD7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6DD7A | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ECD772
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DC7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4D1C6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6dd7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 221, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.4% 0.122 104.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0e7a2',
500: '#e6dd7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6dd7a; $custom-light: #f0e7a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6dd7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 221,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55,
"s": 68.354,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88413,
"c": 0.12153,
"h": 104
},
"luminance": 0.69941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6DD7A
secondary
#4650BE
accent
#25D015
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160F
muted
#858480