#E6DF8A#E6DF8A
#E6DF8A is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.714; OKLCH L 89.1% C 0.107 H 104.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6DF8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 223, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 65%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 40%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3%, 40%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.70, -9.61, 42.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.70, 43.54, 102.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.06% -0.0263 0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.06% 0.107 104.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.6094, 71.4349, 34.4774) |
| Luminance | 0.7143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 1.98
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.71
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 4.77
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.86
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.98
Light Tan
#FBEEAC
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6DF8A #8A91E6
analogous
#E6B18A #E6DF8A #BFE68A
triadic
#E6DF8A #8AE6DF #DF8AE6
tetradic
#E6DF8A #8AE6B1 #8A91E6 #E68ABF
square
#E6DF8A #8AE6B1 #8A91E6 #E68ABF
split-complementary
#E6DF8A #8ABFE6 #B18AE6
monochromatic
#CABE2B #DBD158 #E6DF8A #F1EDBC #FAF8E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#E6DF8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.29
#E6DF8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6DF8A
15.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6DF8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6DF8A | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.29 | 15.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#EDD983
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F0DE8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F2D5CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6df8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 223, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.1% 0.107 104.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efe8ad',
500: '#e6df8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6df8a; $custom-light: #efe8ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6df8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 223,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.435,
"s": 64.789,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89058,
"c": 0.10671,
"h": 104.3
},
"luminance": 0.71433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6DF8A
secondary
#555DBF
accent
#27CD19
background
#FFFEFD
surface
#FEFCF7
border
#D6D5D0
text
#171610
muted
#858481