#E7E16E#E7E16E
#E7E16E is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.720; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.137 H 106.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7E16E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 225, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 72%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 52%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 52.4%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.95, -12.82, 56.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.95, 57.66, 102.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.17% -0.0382 0.1318) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.17% 0.137 106.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.6964, 71.9670, 25.3372) |
| Luminance | 0.7197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.68
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.94
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.99
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.12
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.58
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7E16E #6E74E7
analogous
#E7A56E #E7E16E #B1E76E
triadic
#E7E16E #6EE7E1 #E16EE7
tetradic
#E7E16E #6EE7A5 #6E74E7 #E76EB1
square
#E7E16E #6EE7A5 #6E74E7 #E76EB1
split-complementary
#E7E16E #6EB1E7 #A56EE7
monochromatic
#BCB41F #DED639 #E7E16E #F0ECA3 #F8F7D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E7E16E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.39
#E7E16E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7E16E
15.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7E16E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7E16E | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.39 | 15.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DA63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6D4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7e16e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 225, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.137 106.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1ea9b',
500: '#e7e16e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7e16e; $custom-light: #f1ea9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7e16e",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 225,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.025,
"s": 71.598,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8917,
"c": 0.13722,
"h": 106.2
},
"luminance": 0.71965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7E16E
secondary
#3E44BB
accent
#1BD412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F