#E6E153#E6E153
#E6E153 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.713; OKLCH L 88.8% C 0.160 H 107.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6E153 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 225, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 75%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 64%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 63.9%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.63, -15.11, 67.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.63, 69.13, 102.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.82% -0.0475 0.1524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.82% 0.16 107.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.1218, 71.2999, 18.7245) |
| Luminance | 0.7130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.42
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.56
Piss Yellow
#DDD618
ΔE00 4.12
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.50
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 4.72
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6E153 #5358E6
analogous
#E69853 #E6E153 #A2E653
triadic
#E6E153 #53E6E1 #E153E6
tetradic
#E6E153 #53E698 #5358E6 #E653A2
square
#E6E153 #53E698 #5358E6 #E653A2
split-complementary
#E6E153 #53A2E6 #9853E6
monochromatic
#A6A218 #DCD520 #E6E153 #EEEA88 #F6F4BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#E6E153 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.26
#E6E153 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6E153
15.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6E153 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6E153 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.26 | 15.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3D940
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6DE5C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6D3C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6e153; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 225, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.8% 0.160 107.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1ea8a',
500: '#e6e153',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6e153; $custom-light: #f1ea8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6e153",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 225,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.959,
"s": 74.619,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88816,
"c": 0.15966,
"h": 107.3
},
"luminance": 0.71298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6E153
secondary
#3539A8
accent
#16D70F
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFCF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17160C
muted
#85847F