#E6E793#E6E793
#E6E793 is a very light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.761; OKLCH L 90.8% C 0.106 H 108.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6E793 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 231, 147) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 64%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 36%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 0%, 36.4%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(89.90, -12.63, 40.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(89.90, 42.72, 107.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.85% -0.0343 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.85% 0.106 108.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.4762, 76.0826, 38.7816) |
| Luminance | 0.7608 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.18
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.61
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.30
Palegoldenrod
#EEE8AA
ΔE00 4.49
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 4.69
Parchment
#FEFCAF
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6E793 #9493E7
analogous
#E7BE93 #E6E793 #BCE793
triadic
#E6E793 #93E6E7 #E793E6
tetradic
#E6E793 #93E7BE #9493E7 #E793BC
square
#E6E793 #93E7BE #9493E7 #E793BC
split-complementary
#E6E793 #93BCE7 #BE93E7
monochromatic
#CFD12F #DADC61 #E6E793 #F2F2C5 #F9F9E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.30
#E6E793 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.22
#E6E793 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6E793
16.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6E793 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6E793 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 16.22 | 16.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4E08D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F5E497
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1DDD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E2E2E2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6e793; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 231, 147); /* oklch */ color: oklch(90.8% 0.106 108.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#efeeb3',
500: '#e6e793',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6e793; $custom-light: #efeeb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6e793",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 231,
"b": 147
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.714,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90848,
"c": 0.10577,
"h": 108.9
},
"luminance": 0.76081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6E793
secondary
#5E5DC1
accent
#1ACB1C
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF8
border
#D6D6D1
text
#171611
muted
#858581