#E7D869#E7D869
#E7D869 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.671; OKLCH L 87.3% C 0.133 H 101.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7D869 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 216, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 72%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.5%, 54.5%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.57, -8.72, 55.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.57, 56.41, 98.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.26% -0.0269 0.1303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.26% 0.133 101.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0626, 67.1228, 23.1540) |
| Luminance | 0.6712 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 2.43
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 3.22
Sand Yellow
#FCE166
ΔE00 4.17
Yellow Tan
#FFE36E
ΔE00 4.53
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.63
Pale Gold
#FDDE6C
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7D869 #6978E7
analogous
#E79969 #E7D869 #B7E769
triadic
#E7D869 #69E7D8 #D869E7
tetradic
#E7D869 #69E799 #6978E7 #E769B7
square
#E7D869 #69E799 #6978E7 #E769B7
split-complementary
#E7D869 #69B7E7 #9969E7
monochromatic
#B8A61D #DFCA34 #E7D869 #EFE69E #F8F3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#E7D869 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.42
#E7D869 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7D869
14.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7D869 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7D869 | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.42 | 14.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9D25E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EED96E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6CBBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7d869; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 216, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.3% 0.133 101.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1e397',
500: '#e7d869',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7d869; $custom-light: #f1e397; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7d869",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 216,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.857,
"s": 72.414,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87257,
"c": 0.13303,
"h": 101.7
},
"luminance": 0.67121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7D869
secondary
#3C4BB8
accent
#28D411
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17150E
muted
#85847F