#E7E16F#E7E16F
#E7E16F is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.720; OKLCH L 89.2% C 0.136 H 106.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7E16F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 225, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 71%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 52%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 51.9%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.96, -12.74, 55.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.96, 57.20, 102.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.18% -0.0378 0.1309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.18% 0.136 106.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.7512, 71.9889, 25.6256) |
| Luminance | 0.7199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.75
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 3.83
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 4.02
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 4.19
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.60
Sandy
#F1DA7A
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7E16F #6F75E7
analogous
#E7A56F #E7E16F #B1E76F
triadic
#E7E16F #6FE7E1 #E16FE7
tetradic
#E7E16F #6FE7A5 #6F75E7 #E76FB1
square
#E7E16F #6FE7A5 #6F75E7 #E76FB1
split-complementary
#E7E16F #6FB1E7 #A56FE7
monochromatic
#BCB41F #DED63B #E7E16F #F0ECA3 #F8F7D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#E7E16F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.40
#E7E16F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7E16F
15.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7E16F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7E16F | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.40 | 15.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F1DA64
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F4DF75
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F5D4C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7e16f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 225, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.2% 0.136 106.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1ea9b',
500: '#e7e16f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7e16f; $custom-light: #f1ea9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7e16f",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 225,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89182,
"c": 0.13629,
"h": 106.1
},
"luminance": 0.71987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7E16F
secondary
#3F45BC
accent
#1CD312
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFCF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F