#E6E36D#E6E36D
#E6E36D is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.729; OKLCH L 89.5% C 0.140 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6E36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 227, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 71%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 53%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.3%, 52.6%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.38, -14.29, 57.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.38, 58.91, 104.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.49% -0.0424 0.1338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.49% 0.14 107.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8642, 72.8670, 25.2183) |
| Luminance | 0.7287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.09
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.17
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.27
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.28
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.36
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6E36D #6D70E6
analogous
#E6A76D #E6E36D #ADE66D
triadic
#E6E36D #6DE6E3 #E36DE6
tetradic
#E6E36D #6DE6A7 #6D70E6 #E66DAD
square
#E6E36D #6DE6A7 #6D70E6 #E66DAD
split-complementary
#E6E36D #6DADE6 #A76DE6
monochromatic
#B9B520 #DDD939 #E6E36D #EFEDA1 #F8F7D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E6E36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.57
#E6E36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6E36D
15.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6E36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6E36D | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.57 | 15.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB62
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E073
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F4D6C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6e36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 227, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.5% 0.140 107.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0eb9a',
500: '#e6e36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6e36d; $custom-light: #f0eb9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6e36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 227,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.512,
"s": 70.76,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89491,
"c": 0.14032,
"h": 107.6
},
"luminance": 0.72865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6E36D
secondary
#3E41B9
accent
#17D313
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F