#E7E36C#E7E36C
#E7E36C is a very light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.730; OKLCH L 89.6% C 0.141 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E7E36C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(231, 227, 108) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 72%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 53%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 53.2%, 9.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.45, -13.97, 57.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.45, 59.37, 103.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.56% -0.0417 0.1348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.56% 0.141 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(63.1326, 73.0116, 24.9515) |
| Luminance | 0.7301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Yellowish
#FAEE66
ΔE00 3.85
Sandy Yellow
#FDEE73
ΔE00 3.95
Dull Yellow
#EEDC5B
ΔE00 4.00
Straw
#FCF679
ΔE00 4.19
Khaki (CSS)
#F0E68C
ΔE00 4.38
Manilla
#FFFA86
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E7E36C #6C70E7
analogous
#E7A66C #E7E36C #AEE76C
triadic
#E7E36C #6CE7E3 #E36CE7
tetradic
#E7E36C #6CE7A6 #6C70E7 #E76CAE
square
#E7E36C #6CE7A6 #6C70E7 #E76CAE
split-complementary
#E7E36C #6CAEE7 #A66CE7
monochromatic
#BAB51E #DED937 #E7E36C #F0EDA1 #F8F7D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.35
#E7E36C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.60
#E7E36C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #E7E36C
15.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E7E36C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E7E36C | 1.00 | 1.35 | 15.60 | 15.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3DB60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#F6E072
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F6D6C8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DEDEDE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e7e36c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(231, 227, 108); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.6% 0.141 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f1eb99',
500: '#e7e36c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e7e36c; $custom-light: #f1eb99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e7e36c",
"rgb": {
"r": 231,
"g": 227,
"b": 108
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.049,
"s": 71.93,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89562,
"c": 0.14111,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.7301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E7E36C
secondary
#3D41BA
accent
#18D412
background
#FFFEFC
surface
#FEFDF5
border
#D6D5CF
text
#17160E
muted
#85847F