#E6EC8A#E6EC8A
#E6EC8A is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.786; OKLCH L 91.7% C 0.122 H 111.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E6EC8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 236, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 72%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 42%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 41.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.08, -16.07, 46.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(91.08, 49.41, 108.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.75% -0.0448 0.1131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.75% 0.122 111.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(67.2169, 78.6500, 35.6799) |
| Luminance | 0.7865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Khaki
#E6F2A2
ΔE00 3.81
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.23
Buff
#FEF69E
ΔE00 4.67
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.03
Yellowish Tan
#FCFC81
ΔE00 5.09
Dark Cream
#FFF39A
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E6EC8A #908AEC
analogous
#ECC18A #E6EC8A #B5EC8A
triadic
#E6EC8A #8AE6EC #EC8AE6
tetradic
#E6EC8A #8AECC1 #908AEC #EC8AB5
square
#E6EC8A #8AECC1 #908AEC #EC8AB5
split-complementary
#E6EC8A #8AB5EC #C18AEC
monochromatic
#CDD823 #DBE355 #E6EC8A #F1F5BF #F9FBE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.26
#E6EC8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.73
#E6EC8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E6EC8A
16.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E6EC8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E6EC8A | 1.00 | 1.26 | 16.73 | 16.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F9E482
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#FAE78F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F1E1D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E5E5E5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e6ec8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(230, 236, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.7% 0.122 111.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eff2ae',
500: '#e6ec8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e6ec8a; $custom-light: #eff2ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e6ec8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 230,
"g": 236,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 63.673,
"s": 72.059,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91745,
"c": 0.12159,
"h": 111.6
},
"luminance": 0.78649
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E6EC8A
secondary
#5B54C7
accent
#11D41D
background
#FFFFFD
surface
#FEFEF7
border
#D6D6D0
text
#171610
muted
#858581