#E6E57E#E6E57E
#E6E57E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.744; OKLCH L 90.1% C 0.126 H 108.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6E57E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 229, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 68%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 45%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.4%, 45.2%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.10, -13.80, 50.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.10, 51.93, 105.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.12% -0.0393 0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.12% 0.126 108.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(64.4196, 74.3695, 30.6959) |
| Luminance | 0.7437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.02
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.82
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.92
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.97
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.00
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6E57E #7E7FE6
analogous
#E6B17E #E6E57E #B3E67E
triadic
#E6E57E #7EE6E5 #E57EE6
tetradic
#E6E57E #7EE6B1 #7E7FE6 #E67EB3
square
#E6E57E #7EE6B1 #7E7FE6 #E67EB3
split-complementary
#E6E57E #7EB3E6 #B17EE6
monochromatic
#C4C226 #DCDB4B #E6E57E #F0EFB1 #FAFAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.32
#E6E57E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.87
#E6E57E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6E57E
15.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6E57E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6E57E | 1.00 | 1.32 | 15.87 | 15.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DE75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E283
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F3DACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E0E0E0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6e57e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 229, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.1% 0.126 108.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f0eda5',
500: '#e6e57e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6e57e; $custom-light: #f0eda5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6e57e",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 229,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 59.423,
"s": 67.532,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.9012,
"c": 0.12602,
"h": 108.2
},
"luminance": 0.74368
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6E57E
secondary
#4A4BBE
accent
#18CF16
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF6
border
#D6D5D0
text
#17160F
muted
#858480