#E7E361#E7E361
#E7E361 is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.728; OKLCH L 89.4% C 0.151 H 107.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7E361 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 227, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 74%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 58%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 58%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.35, -14.79, 62.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.35, 64.17, 103.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.45% -0.0451 0.1437) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.45% 0.151 107.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5837, 72.7920, 22.0605) |
| Luminance | 0.7279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.38
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 3.67
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.96
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.25
Off Yellow
#F1F33F
ΔE00 5.25
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7E361 #6165E7
analogous
#E7A061 #E7E361 #A8E761
triadic
#E7E361 #61E7E3 #E361E7
tetradic
#E7E361 #61E7A0 #6165E7 #E761A8
square
#E7E361 #61E7A0 #6165E7 #E761A8
split-complementary
#E7E361 #61A8E7 #A061E7
monochromatic
#B2AE1B #DFDA2C #E7E361 #EFEC96 #F7F6CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E7E361 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.56
#E7E361 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7E361
15.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7E361 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7E361 | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.56 | 15.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F4DB53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F7E068
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6D6C7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7e361; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 227, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.4% 0.151 107.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1eb93',
500: '#e7e361',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7e361; $custom-light: #f1eb93; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7e361",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 227,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.209,
"s": 73.626,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89445,
"c": 0.15065,
"h": 107.4
},
"luminance": 0.7279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7E361
secondary
#393DB3
accent
#16D610
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FFFDF4
border
#D7D5CE
text
#17160D
muted
#85847F